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Coordination and Free-Riding Problems in Blood Donations
Takeuchi, Ai - 2019
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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Identification of individuals and groups in a public goods experiment
Christens, Sven; Dannenberg, Astrid; Sachs, Florian - 2017
, we only find a small and temporary effect of identification, irrespective of the type of communication. The reason for …
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United we stand : on the benefits of coordinated punishment
Calabuig, Vicente; Jiménez, Natalia; Olcina Vauteren, … - 2022
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Do siblings free-ride in "being there" for parents?
Maruyama, Shiko; Johar, Meliyanni - In: Quantitative Economics 8 (2017) 1, pp. 277-316
There is a potential free-rider problem when several siblings consider future provision of care for their elderly parents. Siblings can commit to not providing long- term support by living far away. If location decisions are made by birth order, older siblings may enjoy a first-mover advantage....
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Uncertainty-driven cooperation
Cetemen, Esat Doruk; Hwang, Ilwoo; Kaya, Ayça - In: Theoretical economics : TE ; an open access journal in … 15 (2020) 3, pp. 1023-1058
We consider dynamic team production in the presence of uncertainty. Team members receive interim feedback that depends on both their current effort level and the project's uncertain prospects. In this environment, each member can encourage the others by making them more optimistic about the...
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Do siblings free-ride in "being there" for parents?
Maruyama, Shiko; Johar, Meliyanni - In: Quantitative economics : QE ; journal of the … 8 (2017) 1, pp. 277-316
There is a potential free-rider problem when several siblings consider future provision of care for their elderly parents. Siblings can commit to not providing long- term support by living far away. If location decisions are made by birth order, older siblings may enjoy a first-mover advantage....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011801513
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IPR Protection in the High-Tech Industries: A Model of Piracy
Rayna, Thierry - School of Economics, Finance and Management, University … - 2006
This article investigates the relation between the level of publicness of digital goods – i.e. their degree of non-excludability and non-rivalness – and the pirating behaviour of the consumers. The main focus is put on the difference between the ex-ante level of publicness – determined by...
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Should the government provide public goods if it cannot commit?
Silva, Francisco - 2016
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The impact of leader communication on free-riding : an incentivized experiment with empowering and directive styles
Boulu-Reshef, Béatrice; Holt, Charles A.; Rodgers, … - In: The leadership quarterly : LQ ; an international … 31 (2020) 3, pp. 1-10
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Should the talk be cheap in contribution games?
Chang, Jen-Wen - In: The B.E. journal of theoretical economics 20 (2020) 2, pp. 1-16
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