Sequential teamwork in competitive environments: Theory and evidence from swimming data

Michael Neugart and Matteo Richiardi

European Economic Review, 2013, vol. 63, issue C, 186-205

Abstract: Many tasks require the input by more than one person very often with members of the team contributing sequentially. However, team production is plagued by disincentive problems. We investigate individual incentives to team production with sequential contributions and competing teams. We show that earlier contributors free-ride on team members contributing later on. We test our predictions on sports data using an athlete's performance in the individual race as a natural control for his relay performance. Our empirical findings strongly support the theoretical claims.

Keywords: Team production; Contest; Intergroup competition; Sequential contribution; Free-riding (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C70 D20 D70 H40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2013.07.006

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