Replication data for: Intergroup Conflict and Intra-group Punishment in an Experimental Contest Game
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Klaus Abbink; Jordi Brandts; Benedikt Herrmann; Henrik Orzen
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Project Citation:
Abbink, Klaus, Brandts, Jordi, Herrmann, Benedikt, and Orzen, Henrik. Replication data for: Intergroup Conflict and Intra-group Punishment in an Experimental Contest Game. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2010. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112331V1
Project Description
Summary:
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We study how conflict in contest games is influenced by rival parties being
groups and by group members being able to punish each other. Our motivation
stems from the analysis of sociopolitical conflict. The theoretical prediction
is that conflict expenditures are independent of group size and of whether
punishment is available. We find, first, that conflict expenditures of groups are
substantially larger than those of individuals, and both are above equilibrium.
Second, allowing group members to punish each other leads to even larger conflict
expenditures. These results contrast with those from public goods experiments
where punishment enhances efficiency. (JEL C72, D74, H41)
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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C72 Noncooperative Games
D74 Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
H41 Public Goods
C72 Noncooperative Games
D74 Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
H41 Public Goods
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