Analyzing group communication dynamics and content in a common-pool resource experiment.

ABSTRACT: We study costly communication in a common-pool resource (CPR) experiment as a proxy for two different forms of participatory processes: as a public good and as a club good. A public communication meeting, representing centralized participatory processes, occurs when all group members' monetary contributions reach a specified threshold. Club communication meetings, representing networked participatory processes, follow only among those members of the group who pay a communication fee. We test whether the way costly communication is provided affects the willingness of participants to contribute to communication, as well as the dynamics of such payments, and the content of communication. This is done by analyzing contributions to communication and communication content of 100 real-life resour

SUBMITTER: Hoffmann P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10153700 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature