Operations, Information and Decisions Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
4-1999
Publication Source
Public Choice
Volume
99
Issue
1
Start Page
103
Last Page
118
DOI
10.1023/A:1018316500800
Abstract
Fiscal stress and decreasing government budgets have led to renewed interest in voluntary contributions for the funding of public goods. This paper experimentally examines the Provision Point Mechanism (PPM), a voluntary contribution mechanism for the funding of lumpy public goods. Previous research has demonstrated the effectiveness of this mechanism at providing public goods, however all were conducted in an environment of complete information, which fails to capture the uncertainties of the real world. This study tests the efficacy of the PPM in informationally limited settings. We find no significant differences in the rate of successful provisions or level of group contributions when subjects have limited information about the valuations of others than when they have complete information.
Copyright/Permission Statement
The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1018316500800
Recommended Citation
Marks, M. B., & Croson, R. (1999). The Effect of Incomplete Information in a Threshold Public Goods Experiment. Public Choice, 99 (1), 103-118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1018316500800
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Date Posted: 27 November 2017
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