Modelling and implementing emerald gem (game for economical modelling) for behavior hypothesis checking in public goods distribution

Abstract

This article describes one of the economic experiments for investigation of the free-rider problem. The problem is based on the desire to maximize individual profit by the avoidance of the participation in expenses. Special network software was created for checking behavioral hypotheses in condition of the conflict between individual profit and public benefit. At the beginning of this article you can find description of the experiment and its modifications. After that the main aspects of the software implementation of the experiment are described. Finally, some experimental results are presented. These results correspond with relevant results, described in literature.