Dragicevic, Arnaud; Meunier, Guy - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2010
This paper compares guilt alleviation and competition for social status in the private provision of a public good. When … to free-ride. In contrast, when agents are extrinsically impulsed and compete for social status, their provisions become …. In any case, injecting competition for social status into utility functions increases provisions to a public good, and …