Feedback and cooperation: An Experiment in sorting behavior

• Published in: Ecological economics Vol. 230; p. 108505
• Main Authors: Berlin, Noémi, Gueye, Mamadou, Monjon, Stéphanie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: Cooperation; ecological economics; Economics and Finance; Experiment; Humanities and Social Sciences; Informational feedback; laboratory experimentation; risk; Sorting task; Experiment; Cooperation; Informational feedback; C71; Sorting task; C92; D83; Q53; sorting task

In this paper, we use a laboratory experiment to analyze the effect of information provision (feedback) on individual sorting behavior. Effective sorting requires both quantity and quality, yet increasing quantity may reduce quality due to the higher risk of contamination. We conduct a collective so...