Biesanz, Zachary2015-10-132015-10-132015-07https://hdl.handle.net/11299/174742University of Minnesota M.S. thesis. July 2015. Major: Applied Economics. Advisor: Terry Hurley. 1 computer file (PDF); vii, 67 pages.A public goods environment was constructed to simulate a dilemma in which corporate managers choose between acts of corporate social responsibility and acts of profitability. An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of a penalty for contributing above a specific level. The penalty has significant effects, encouraging free riding and suppressing contributions at all levels, even though most contributions would not have triggered the penalty.enbehavioral game theorycorporate governancecorporate social responsibilityexperimental economicsgame theorypublic goodsThesis or Dissertation