When Does One Bad Apple Spoil the Barrel? An Evolutionary Analysis of Collective Action.

Journal article

This paper studies collective-action games in which the production of a public good requires teamwork. A leading example is a threshold game in which provision requires the voluntary participation of m out of n players. Quantal-response strategy revisions allow play to move between equilibria in which a team successfully provides, and an equilibrium in which the collective action fails. A full characterization of long-run play reveals the determinants of success; these include the correlation...

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Authors: Myatt, D; Wallace, C

• Journal: Review of Economic Studies
• Volume: 75
• Publication date: 2008-01-01
• ISSN: 0034-6527
• Language: English