Intergenerational cooperation within the household: a Public Good game with three generations

Molina, J.A. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Ferrer, A. ; Giménez-Nadal, J.I. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Gracia-Lázaro, C. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Moreno, Y. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Sánchez, A.

Resumen: We analyze cooperation of individuals in a family context, using a Public Good game. In a lab experiment, 165 individuals from 55 three-generation families (youth, parent, and grandparent) play a repeated Public Good game in three different treatments: one in which three members of the same family play each other (family), a second with the youth and two non-family members, while preserving the previous generational structure (inter-generational), and a third in which three randomly-selected players play each other (random). We find that all the age groups cooperate more when playing with relatives, indicating that family ties may have a positive relationship to contributions to the Public Good. We also find that this trend is more evident for the youths and the parents than for the grandparents. Furthermore, young individuals tend to cooperate less than older generations, especially in non-family treatments. Our results serve as evidence of the relationship between family ties and inter-generational cooperative behaviors.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1007/s11150-018-9414-4

Año: 2018

Publicado en: REVIEW OF ECONOMICS OF THE HOUSEHOLD 17 (2018), 535 - 552
ISSN: 1569-5239

Originalmente disponible en: Texto completo de la revista

Factor impacto JCR: 1.184 (2018)

Categ. JCR: ECONOMICS rank: 188 / 363 = 0.518 (2018) - Q3 - T2

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.282 - Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Economics and Econometrics (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/640772/EU/Distributed Global Financial Systems for Society/DOLFINS
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/662725/EU/Bridging the gap: from Individual Behaviour to the Socio-tEchnical MaN/IBSEN
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/ECO2012-34828

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Fund. Análisis Económico (Dpto. Análisis Económico)
Área (Departamento): Área Física Teórica (Dpto. Física Teórica)