Browsing Working papers by Author "Cartwright, Edward"

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    • How Category Reporting Can Improve Fundraising 

      Cartwright, Edward; Patel, Amrish (2011-12)
      Many fundraisers report donations using categories such as more than £ 1000, more than £ 10,000 etc. One naturally wonders how we should categorise donations and whether category reporting can raise more funds than simple ...

    • Naïve Beliefs and the Multiplicity of Social Norms 

      Patel, Amrish; Cartwright, Edward (2011-02)
      In a signalling model of conformity, we demonstrate that naïve observers, those that take actions at face value, constrain the set of actions that can possibly be social norms. With rational observers many actions can ...

    • Punishment Cannot Sustain Cooperation in a Public Good Game with Free-Rider Anonymity 

      Patel, Amrish; Cartwright, Edward; van Vugt, Mark (2010-05-19)
      Individuals often have legitimate but publicly unobservable reasons for not partaking in cooperative social endeavours. This means others who lack legitimate reasons may then have the opportunity to behave uncooperatively, ...