Second thoughts on free riding

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2014
Volume: 122
Issue: 2
Pages: 136-139

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

We use the strategy method to classify subjects into cooperator types in a large-scale online Public Goods Game and find that free riders spend more time on making their decisions than conditional cooperators and other cooperator types. This result is robust to reversing the framing of the game and is not driven by cognitive ability, confusion, or natural swiftness in responding. Our results suggest that conditional cooperation serves as a norm and that free riders need time to resolve a moral dilemma.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:122:y:2014:i:2:p:136-139
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-29