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In this stage, you are in a group of 20 members, all the participants in this session: 10 of you have been randomly chosen to be Type-1, the other 10 Type-2. Type-1 members have an initial endowment of 100 points and can choose whether to invest it or not in a project. Type-2 members have zero initial endowment and so no investment opportunities. The gross return of the investment is 200. However, this return will be taxed, and the whole tax collection will be redistributed equally to all (Type-1 and Type-2) members. There are two alternative economic systems: in system A, the tax rate is 30%, so that by investing a Type-1 obtains an after-tax return of 140 points (more than the initial endowment) and generates a tax revenue of 3 points for each member; in system B, the tax rate is 60%, so that by investing a Type-1 obtains an after-tax return of 80 points (less than the initial endowment) and generates a tax revenue of 6 points for each member. In both systems, if a Type-1 does not invest, he keeps the initial endowment (100 points) and generates no tax collection.

Note that, if all Type-1 members invest in system A (which increases everyone's payoff), then Type-1 members are always better off in system A than in system B, whereas Type-2 members are strictly better off under system B than under system A if and only if the majority of Type-1 members (i.e., at least 6 of them) invest also in system B.

First, all members vote for their preferred economic system. The system voted by the majority of members will be implemented (if both systems receive 10 votes, the system is picked at random). Then, all Type-1 members decide whether to invest in the selected system.

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There are sliders here helping you to make your choice. The point in the slider indicates the number of other Type-1 subjects investing. You can move it to understand what the payoff are of all the subjects involved when different numbers of other Type-1 invest. Click the blue bars to reveal the sliders.



Under the low tax rate in system A, if you invest payoffs are as follows.




Under the low tax rate in system A, if you don't invest payoffs are as follows.




Under the high tax rate in system B, if you invest payoffs are as follows.




Under the high tax rate in system B, if you don't invest payoffs are as follows.

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