Experimental investigations on rational behaviour in dilemma situations and on solidarity behaviour under uncertainty
Prof. Dr. Weimann*
Duration: 1995 - 1996
Within the framework of the project, a total of four different experimental investigations are to be carried out. In all four cases results of earlier experiments are already available. The planned follow-up experiments will serve, among other things, to answer questions arising from the first experiments. In detail, the following subprojects are involved:
1] An experiment on road pricing to answer the question of whether the efficiency gains promised can actually be realised through road user charges.
2] An attempt at rent-seeking to test new approaches to overcoming the Tullock paradox.
3] A standard free driver experiment and a solidarity experiment. The aim of the new experiments is, among other things, to check whether behavioural differences between West German and East German students can be detected.
* Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Funding: DFG