The study looked at how past actions and international collaborations impact people's decisions to contribute to public goods today. Research was done using a modified game involving participants from Denmark, Spain, and Ghana. Surprisingly, when better institutions were in place, individuals in the present contributed more of their money, and they gave less when they had higher initial funds. People contributed less towards global public goods when their starting situation was not influenced by past generations' actions. This shows that how things were done in the past and how nations work together today affect how likely people are to help in creating things that benefit everyone.