How to Select the Leader in a One-Shot Public Goods Game: Evidence from the Laboratory

We experimentally study how leadership selection mechanisms affect public goods provision. Introducing leadership does not raise contribution. Voluntary leadership performs the worst, primarily because the absence of leadership signals uncooperative play, and candidates free-ride on other leaders. V...

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Main Authors: Shuo Xu, Wenhao Zhang, Jie Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
Series:Behavioral Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/4/444
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