Coordinated selection of collective action: Wealthy-interest bias and inequality

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CORAZZINI Luca COTTON Christopher S LONGO Enrico REGGIANI Tommaso

Rok publikování 2024
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

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Citace
www https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047272724001087
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2024.105172
Klíčová slova Multiple public goods, Donor heterogeneity, Crowdfunding, Lab experiment
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Popis We extend a collective action problem to study policy and project selection by heterogeneous groups who prefer to work together on a joint initiative but may disagree on which initiative is best. Our framework, adapted from a model of multiple threshold public goods, presents groups with several mutually exclusive projects, any of which require sufficient support from the group to succeed. Individuals strictly prefer to contribute where and how much they believe others expect of them to ensure joint project success. Groups tend to coordinate on the public good preferred by the wealthiest member, demonstrating a wealthy-interest bias even without corruption, politics, and information asymmetries. At the same time, groups divide costs in highly progressive ways, with the wealthy voluntarily funding a disproportionate share, helping offset the inherent inequality from endowment and selection differences. We discuss applications for policy selection, charitable giving, and taxes.
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