Estimation of the House Money Effect Using Hurdle Models

15 Pages Posted: 22 Jun 2012

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Christoph Engel

Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods; University of Bonn - Faculty of Law & Economics; Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Erasmus School of Law, Rotterdam Institute of Law and Economics, Students; Universität Osnabrück - Faculty of Law

Peter G. Moffatt

University of East Anglia (UEA) - School of Economic and Social Studies

Date Written: May 2012

Abstract

Evidence from an experiment investigating the “house money effect” in the context of a public goods game is reconsidered. Analysis is performed within the framework of the panel hurdle model, in which subjects are assumed to be one of two types: free-riders, and potential contributors. The effect of house money is seen to be significant in the first hurdle: specifically, house money makes a subject more likely to be a potential contributor. Hence we find that the effect of house money is more than just an effect on behaviour; it has the effect of changing a subject from one type to another. This result is potentially important in the external validity debate.

Keywords: Public Good Experiment, Hurdle Model, double hurdle model, Tobit, panel data

JEL Classification: H41, D63, D64, C91, D62, D03, C24, C23

Suggested Citation

Engel, Christoph and Moffatt, Peter G., Estimation of the House Money Effect Using Hurdle Models (May 2012). MPI Collective Goods Preprint, No. 2012/13, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2089336 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2089336

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