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| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Seiten (von - bis) | 2083-2095 |
| Seitenumfang | 13 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Economic inquiry |
| Jahrgang | 51 |
| Ausgabenummer | 4 |
| Frühes Online-Datum | 3 Apr. 2013 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 23 Aug. 2013 |
Abstract
Contests between groups are prone to intra-group externalities (free-riding). Yet, costless incentive schemes that entirely avoid free-riding within a group might be undesirable, both individually and socially. In contests between two groups, a relatively weak (i.e., small or unproductive) group will optimally not implement them because they compound differences in strength between groups. If the groups are of relatively similar strengths, they are both worse off when they rein in their intra-group externalities compared to a situation where they do not. If groups' strengths differ sufficiently, the relatively strong group benefits at the expense of the relatively weak one. (JEL Z13, D72, N40, D74)
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- Betriebswirtschaft, Management und Rechnungswesen (insg.)
- Volkswirtschaftslehre, Ökonometrie und Finanzen (insg.)
- Volkswirtschaftslehre und Ökonometrie
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in: Economic inquiry, Jahrgang 51, Nr. 4, 23.08.2013, S. 2083-2095.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Inefficiency as a strategic device in group contests against dominant opponents
AU - Kolmar, Martin
AU - Wagener, Andreas
PY - 2013/8/23
Y1 - 2013/8/23
N2 - Contests between groups are prone to intra-group externalities (free-riding). Yet, costless incentive schemes that entirely avoid free-riding within a group might be undesirable, both individually and socially. In contests between two groups, a relatively weak (i.e., small or unproductive) group will optimally not implement them because they compound differences in strength between groups. If the groups are of relatively similar strengths, they are both worse off when they rein in their intra-group externalities compared to a situation where they do not. If groups' strengths differ sufficiently, the relatively strong group benefits at the expense of the relatively weak one. (JEL Z13, D72, N40, D74)
AB - Contests between groups are prone to intra-group externalities (free-riding). Yet, costless incentive schemes that entirely avoid free-riding within a group might be undesirable, both individually and socially. In contests between two groups, a relatively weak (i.e., small or unproductive) group will optimally not implement them because they compound differences in strength between groups. If the groups are of relatively similar strengths, they are both worse off when they rein in their intra-group externalities compared to a situation where they do not. If groups' strengths differ sufficiently, the relatively strong group benefits at the expense of the relatively weak one. (JEL Z13, D72, N40, D74)
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U2 - 10.1111/ecin.12012
DO - 10.1111/ecin.12012
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VL - 51
SP - 2083
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JO - Economic inquiry
JF - Economic inquiry
SN - 0095-2583
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