TY  - UNPD
A1  - Detemple, Julian
A1  - Kosfeld, Michael
T1  - Fairness and inequality in institution formation
N2  - A key solution for public good provision is the voluntary formation of institutions that commit players to cooperate. Such institutions generate inequality if some players decide not to participate but cannot be excluded from cooperation benefits. Prior research with small groups emphasizes the role of fairness concerns with positive effects on cooperation. We show that effects do not generalize to larger groups: if group size increases, groups are less willing to form institutions generating inequality. In contrast to smaller groups, however, this does not increase the number of participating players, thereby limiting the positive impact of institution formation on cooperation.
T3  - SAFE working paper - 402 
KW  - Institution formation
KW  - group size
KW  - social dilemma
KW  - social
Y1  - 2023
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/71521
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-715211
UR  - https://ssrn.com/abstract=4578834
N1  - We gratefully acknowledge support from the Experiment Center at the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE.
PB  - SAFE
CY  - Frankfurt am Main
ER  -