Conditional cooperation in group contests
Open Access
- 23 December 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLOS ONE
- Vol. 15 (12), e0244152
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244152
Abstract
In this paper we show experimentally that conditional cooperation, a phenomenon described in the private provision of public goods, is also present in group contests, where participants' contributions to their group performance partially determines if they overcome a rival group. This environment allows us to identify new determinants of conditional cooperation. We observe conditional cooperation in successful groups and in groups where members contribute more than rivals (even if they lose), but it vanishes in those groups that lose the contest due to low group performance. A random-effect linear panel regression analysis with an extensive set of controls confirms the findings.Keywords
Funding Information
- Nemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal (K 119683)
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (ECO2017-82449-P)
- Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España (ECO2016-76178-P)
- Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España (PID2019-107192GB-I00 (AEI/10.13039/501100011033))
- Nemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal (NKFIH/1163-10/2019)
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