This repository contains code used in the project for the course Decision Making Autumn 2023 at the MSc Cognitive Science programme at Aarhus University.
Sylvain Estebe, MSc in Cognitive Science, Aarhus University
January 08, 2024
The code was developed and tested on a MacBook Pro with macOS (Sonoma 14.4.1, python v3.11.7).
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This paper examines how real and perceived insecurity affect conditional cooperation in a public goods game. By examining whether the perceived insecurity index in a country and the overall outcome for the group in the game are correlated. Furthermore, I further apply a decision model to examine whether individual decisions differ in terms of social decision dynamics. I use an existing dataset of groups playing a public goods game in thirteen economically diverse societies. The results suggest that the experience of insecurity does not affect contribution, but people coming from nations with higher levels of perceived insecurity contribute less. Furthermore, I find that a higher worry index is associated with lower initial optimism regarding others' contributions at the beginning of the game and increased sensitivity to others’ contributions, which accelerates the decay of cooperation.
Sylvain Estebe, MSc in Cognitive Science, Aarhus University
Email: [[email protected]]
May 30, 2024
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