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This article theoretically and experimentally examines the twin problems of free-riding and coordination failure faced … reflect intertemporal coordination issues), current and upcoming upper bound demands (to incorporate the perishable nature of … information improves intertemporal coordination, but it worsens the free-riding problem. Although information helps individuals to …
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The public phase of a capital campaign is typically launched with the announcement of a large seed donation. Andreoni (1998) argues that such a fundraising strategy may be particularly effective when funds are being raised for projects that have fixed production costs. The reason is that when...
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As club goods, religions face the problem of free riding. Smaller religious clubs, such as cults or sects, can often surmount this problem through communal pressures or by requiring their members to provide easily monitored signals. Generally, however, such tactics will be unavailable or too...
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