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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Two are better than one!: individuals' contributions to "unpacked" public goods |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Economics Letters |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 0165-1765 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Number | 1 |
| Page Range | 31 - 33 |
| Date | 2009 |
| Abstract Text | We experimentally demonstrate how "unpacking" provides a possible approach for mitigating the dilemma of public goods provision through private contributions. Subjects' total contributions increase when a single public good is split into two identical public goods. |
| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1016/j.econlet.2009.03.015 |
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| Keywords | Public goods, voluntary contributions, unpacking effect, laboratory experiment |