Group size, signaling and the effect of democracy
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Group size, signaling and the effect of democracy. / Jensen, Thomas; Markussen, Thomas.
I: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Bind 187, 07.2021, s. 258-273.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Group size, signaling and the effect of democracy
AU - Jensen, Thomas
AU - Markussen, Thomas
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - A number of papers document that rules governing social dilemmas work better when implemented democratically than when imposed from above (the “effect of democracy”). This paper presents a theoretical model of the effect of democracy and uses laboratory experiments to test a key prediction emerging from the model, namely that the effect of democracy is stronger in small than in large communities. Results from a prisoner's dilemma experiment show that an effect of democracy is present in groups of all sizes but decreases strongly and becomes less persistent as the number of group members increases. In some respects, therefore, democracy appears to work best in small groups.
AB - A number of papers document that rules governing social dilemmas work better when implemented democratically than when imposed from above (the “effect of democracy”). This paper presents a theoretical model of the effect of democracy and uses laboratory experiments to test a key prediction emerging from the model, namely that the effect of democracy is stronger in small than in large communities. Results from a prisoner's dilemma experiment show that an effect of democracy is present in groups of all sizes but decreases strongly and becomes less persistent as the number of group members increases. In some respects, therefore, democracy appears to work best in small groups.
KW - Democracy
KW - Experiment
KW - Group size
KW - Signaling
KW - Social dilemma
KW - Social preferences
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - democracy
KW - group size
KW - social dilemma
KW - experiment
KW - social preferences
KW - signaling
U2 - 10.1016/j.jebo.2021.04.022
DO - 10.1016/j.jebo.2021.04.022
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85106252225
VL - 187
SP - 258
EP - 273
JO - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
JF - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
SN - 0167-2681
ER -
ID: 279196865