Asymmetric obligations

Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah; Riedel, Nadine

Asymmetric obligations

dc.contributor.author	Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah	de
dc.contributor.author	Riedel, Nadine	de
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-08T08:45:33Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-08T08:45:33Z
dc.date.created	2011-05-16
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.description.abstract	We use a laboratory experiment to investigate the behavioral effects of obligations that are not backed by binding deterrent incentives. To implement such expressive law' we introduce different levels of very weakly incentivized, symmetric and asymmetric minimum contribution levels (obligations) in a repeated public goods experiment. The results provide evidence for a weak expressive function of law: while the initial impact of high obligations on behavior is strong, it decreases over time. Asymmetric obligations are as effective as symmetric ones. Our results are compatible with the argument that expressive law affects behavior by attaching an emotional cost of disobeying the own obligation.	en
dc.identifier.swb	34447156X
dc.identifier.uri	https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/5481
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:bsz:100-opus-6007
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	FZID discussion papers; 28
dc.rights.license	publ-ohne-pod	en
dc.rights.license	publ-ohne-pod	de
dc.rights.uri	http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/doku/lic_ubh.php
dc.subject	Non-binding obligations	en
dc.subject	Expressive law	en
dc.subject	Public goods	en
dc.subject	Experiment	en
dc.subject.ddc	330
dc.subject.gnd	Öffentliches Gut	de
dc.subject.gnd	Verhalten	de
dc.title	Asymmetric obligations	de
dc.type.dcmi	Text	de
dc.type.dini	WorkingPaper	de
local.access	uneingeschränkter Zugriff	en
local.access	uneingeschränkter Zugriff	de
local.bibliographicCitation.publisherPlace	Universität Hohenheim	de
local.faculty.number	7	de
local.faculty.number	3	de
local.institute.number	795	de
local.institute.number	520	de
local.opus.number	600
local.series.issueNumber	28
local.series.title	FZID discussion papers
local.university	Universität Hohenheim	de
local.university.faculty	Landesanstalten	de
local.university.faculty	Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences	en
local.university.faculty	Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften	de
local.university.institute	Forschungszentrum Innovation und Dienstleistung	de
local.university.institute	Institute for Economics	en
local.university.institute	Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre	de

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