Group size paradox and public goods

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2014
Volume: 125
Issue: 2
Pages: 215-218

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In an economy with voluntarily provided public goods and private product varieties, and a general class of CES preferences, it is shown that aggregate public good contribution follows an inverted-U pattern with respect to group size when private and public goods are substitutable in preferences. With complementarity, however, aggregate provision grows monotonically with group size.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:125:y:2014:i:2:p:215-218
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24