Volunteer's Dilemma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6283845 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Diekmann (0000-0002-7344-5591, Institute for Sociology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 605-610 |
| Publication date | 1985-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002785029004003 |
| OpenAlex | W2012653702 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 99 |
| References cited | 5 |
A conflict game simulating social traps in which a collective good can be provided by a volunteer is discussed and some solution concepts are analyzed. There is a greater incentive for “free riding” than for the production of the collective good at the cost of the volunteer. However, if everybody defects, all players will lose. Such a result is frequently produced by “diffusion of responsibility” as described by Darley and Latané (1968). In contrast to other social traps, a dominant strategy does not exist. Also, the mixed-equilibrium strategy yields very low payoffs. The expected gain is not greater than the payoff achieved by the nonequilibrium maximum strategy. Superrationality might be a way out of the trap. However, this concept lacks the desirable equilibrium property. Only in the free communication version of the game can a definitive answer to the question of a rational strategy be given
Dilemma · Economics · Free riding · Game theory · Incentive · Mathematical economics · Microeconomics · Production (economics · Property (philosophy · Prosocial behavior · Public good · Social dilemma · Stochastic game · Strategy · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Game Theory and Applications · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Relative power
| Unique citing works | 99 |
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| Citations per year | 2,48 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2026 (41) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 99 |