Pre-election communication in public good games with endogenous leaders
通过实验室实验，研究公共品博弈中选举产生的领导者候选人的声明如何影响其当选概率及追随者的贡献行为。
In a Public Good experiment with an elected first-mover, we study how leadership candidates’ statements affect their election and followers’ contributions. Explicitly emphasizing efficiency and fairness boosts votes and contributions, but leader contributions remain the strongest predictor of follower behavior. • Leadership can solve social dilemmas, but its effectiveness varies. • We conduct a lab experiment on a sequential Public Good game with leadership vote. • Leadership candidates’ written statements affect their chances of being elected. • The leaders’ first-mover contributions have a large effect on follower contributions.