We examine the effects of leading by example in voluntary contributionexperiments. Leadership is implemented by letting … contributions. Only a minority of groups succeeds in endogenouslyinstalling a leader, even though groups with leaders are much …

Leadership is important for the well-functioning of organizations. Weexamine the effects of leadership on contributions … in public goods experiments.Leadership by example is implemented by letting one groupmember contribute to the public good …, especially so when it goes along with authority,which we implement by granting the leader ostracism power.Whether leadership is …