Everyone Is A Winner: Promoting Cooperation Through Non-Rival Intergroup Competition

Ernesto Reuben and Jean-Robert Tyran

No 08-26, Discussion Papers from University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics

Abstract: In this paper, we study the effectiveness of intergroup competition in promoting cooperative behavior. We focus on intergroup competition that is non-rival in the sense that everyone can be a winner. This type of competition does not give groups an incentive to outcompete others. However, in spite of this fact, we find that intergroup competition produces a universal increase in cooperation. Furthermore, in settings where there are strong incentives to compete, intergroup competition benefits a majority of individuals.

Keywords: intergroup competition; cooperation; public goods; experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C92 H41 M52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2008-08
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cbe, nep-exp, nep-pbe and nep-soc
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Journal Article: Everyone is a winner: Promoting cooperation through all-can-win intergroup competition (2010)
Working Paper: Everyone is a Winner: Promoting Cooperation through All-Can-Win Intergroup Competition (2009)
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