Competition lessens competition An experimental investigation of simultaneous participation in a public good game and a lottery contest game with shared endowment

摘要

We experimentally analyse simultaneous behaviour in a contest game and a public good game, whose endowment is shared. Competition for resources (ⅰ) almost eliminates overbidding, without affecting public good contributions and (ⅱ) almost eliminates the behavioural spillovers between the games.