We study cooperation within and between groups in the laboratory, comparing treatments in which two groups have … conflict. We model conflict using an inter-group Tullock contest, and measure its effects upon cooperation using a multi …-level public good game. We demonstrate that conflict increases cooperation within groups, while decreasing cooperation between …

We study cooperation within and between groups in the laboratory, comparing treatments in which two groups have … conflict. We model conflict using an inter-group Tullock contest, and measure its effects upon cooperation using a multi …-level public good game. We demonstrate that conflict increases cooperation within groups, while decreasing cooperation between …

We test if cooperation is promoted by rank-order competition between groups in which all groups can be ranked first, i … are absent if groups perform at the same level and it therefore does not eliminate low-cooperation equilibria. We find … that all-can-win competition produces a universal increase in cooperation and benefits a majority of individuals if …

We test if cooperation is promoted by rank-order competition between groups in which all groups can be ranked first, i … are absent if groups perform at the same level and it therefore does not eliminate low-cooperation equilibria. We find … that all-can-win competition produces a universal increase in cooperation and benefits a majority of individuals if …

universal increase in cooperation. Furthermore, in settings where there are strong incentives to compete, intergroup competition …

We test if cooperation is promoted by rank-order competition between groups in which all groups can be ranked first, i … that all-can-win competition produces a universal increase in cooperation and benefits a majority of individuals if the …

the choices made by first movers either exogenously or endogenously. We show that mutual cooperation occurs significantly … cooperators (who are more likely to monitor) in promoting teamwork. Overall, the observed cooperation enhancing effects are due to …

Alchian-Demsetz-like firm “grows” in the laboratory. – monitoring ; team production ; free riding ; cooperation ; experiment …