Besedes, Tibor; Deck, Cary A.; Sarangi, Sudipta; Shor, … - Department of Economics, University of Connecticut - 2012
Individuals bring effort to a group to achieve a common objective. Group membership introduces a free-riding incentive, reducing effort, as well as a sense of social responsibility, increasing effort. We show experimentally that the free-riding effect is stronger. Group members significantly...