Competition, cooperation, and collective choice

Thomas Markussen, Ernesto Reuben and Jean-Robert Tyran
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Ernesto Reuben: Columbia University and IZA
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Erik Ø. Sørensen, Bertil Tungodden and Alexander Wright Cappelen

No 12-04, Discussion Papers from University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics

Abstract: The ability of groups to implement efficiency-enhancing institutions is emerging as a central theme of research in economics. This paper explores voting on a scheme of intergroup competition which facilitates cooperation in a social dilemma situation. Experimental results show that the competitive scheme fosters cooperation. Competition is popular but the electoral outcome depends strongly on specific voting rules of institutional choice. If the majority decides, competition is almost always adopted. If likely losers from competition have veto power, it is often not, and substantial gains in efficiency are foregone.

Keywords: public goods; competition; tournament; cooperation; voting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D72 H41 J33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 51 pages
Date: 2012-05-01
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cdm, nep-cse, nep-evo, nep-exp and nep-pbe
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Journal Article: Competition, Cooperation and Collective Choice (2014)
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Working Paper: Competition, Cooperation, and Collective Choice (2012)
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