Szech, Nora; Rothenhäusler, Dominik; Schweizer, Nikolaus - Verein für Socialpolitik - VfS - 2014
This paper studies the influence of shared guilt and diffused responsibility in institutions that may require the support of several actors to realize specific outcomes. Decision makers weigh supporting an immoral yet egoistically advantageous action to the detriment of a third party against...