The economic implications of reciprocity in teams and markets [Elektronische Ressource] / Elke Renner

The economic implications of reciprocity in teams and markets Elke Renner 2005 DISSERTATION zur Erlangung eines Grads einer Doktorin der Wirtschaftswissenschaft (Dr. rer. pol.) der Universität Erfurt Staatswissenschaftliche Fakultät Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Bettina Rockenbach Prof. Dr. Manfred Königstein Datum der Disputation: 19.12.2005 urn:nbn:de:gbv:547-200600171 [http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn=nbn%3Ade%3Agbv%3A547-200600171] 2 Acknowledgements Many thanks to Klaus Abbink, Christoph Albrecht, Andrea Bäcker, Simon Gächter, Mario Gruppe, Özgür Gürerk, Sebastian Händschke, Bernd Irlenbusch, Manfred Königstein, Jürgen Kumbartzki, Thomas Lauer, Rosemarie and Peter Meyer, Mark Peacock, Christiane Pilz, Bettina Rockenbach, Karim Sadrieh, Paul and Dorothea Schindegger, Martin Sefton, Martina Stamm, Jean-Robert Tyran, Anne Ulmke, Katrin Uschmann, Gerhard Wegner, Tim Wenniges and Egon Zimpel. 3 Contents 1 Introduction and overview 6 1.1 References 8 2 Leading by example in the presence of free rider incentive 9 2.1 Introduction 9 2.2 Related literature 10 2.3 Design and procedures 10 2.3.1 Design 10 2.3.2 Procedures 12 2.4 Leading by example in a one-shot experiment – a benchmark 13 2.4.1 Results 13 2.5 The dynamics of leadership and voluntary cooperation 15 2.5.1 Does the leader matter? 15 2.5.2 Are there good and bad leaders? 17 2.5.3 The impact of increased gains from cooperation 19 2.5.