A Group Public Goods Game with Position Uncertainty

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We model a dynamic public good contribution game, where players are (naturally) formed into groups. The groups are exogenously placed in a sequence, with limited information available to players about their groups' position in the sequence. Contribution decisions are made by players simultaneously and independently, and the groups' total contribution is made sequentially. We try to capture both inter and intra-group behaviors and analyze different situations where players observe partial history about total contributions of their predecessor groups. Given this framework, we show that even when players observe a history of defection (no contribution), a cooperative outcome is achievable. This is particularly interesting in the situation when players observe only their immediate predecessor groups' contribution, where we observe that players play an important role in motivating others to contribute.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: QMS Research Paper ; No. 2022/07

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Noncooperative Games ; Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design ; Public Goods
• Subject: Social Dilemmas ; Public Goods ; Position Uncertainty ; Voluntary Contributions ; Fundraising ; Groups

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Anwar, Sakib ; Bruno, Jorge ; SenGupta, Sonali
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Queen's University Belfast, Queen's Management School
• (where): Belfast
• (when): 2022

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.2139/ssrn.4249661
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/271262
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET