Competition versus cooperation: Some experimental evidence

Claudia Canegallo, Guido Ortona, Stefania Ottone, Ferruccio Ponzano, Francesco Scacciati

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Abstract

We investigate the effects of competition on subjects' attitude towards cooperation. Three groups face three economic environments with different degrees of competition, from a benchmark case with no competition at all up to a perfect competition case. Subjects contribute generously to a public project in the absence of competition, whereas they contribute very little in the presence of a maximum degree of competition. A diminishing attitude towards cooperation clearly emerges as the degree of competition increases. Therefore, if cooperation does enhance well-being, the maximum degree of competition may be not efficient.

Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)18-30
Numero di pagine13
RivistaJournal of Socio-Economics
Volume37
Numero di pubblicazione1
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - feb 2008

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