Erschienen in:Univ. of Copenhagen Dept. of Economics Discussion Paper ; No. 08-26
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1 Online-Ressource (24 p)
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.1296454
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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments August 1, 2008 erstellt
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In this paper, we study the effectiveness of intergroup competition in promoting cooperative behavior. We focus on intergroup competition that is non-rival in the sense that everyone can be a winner. This type of competition does not give groups an incentive to outcompete others. However, in spite of this fact, we find that intergroup competition produces a universal increase in cooperation. Furthermore, in settings where there are strong incentives to compete, intergroup competition benefits a majority of individuals