equally in groups of optimal size and there is no communication. The assignment of individuals to groups as either strangers … or partners does not significantly affect this outcome. In this paper we investigate whether communication changes these … results. Communication reduces shirking, increases aggregate effort and reduces aggregate rents, but only when communication …

equally in groups of optimal size and there is no communication. In this paper we investigate the impact of introducing … communication groups that may or may not be linked to output sharing groups. Communication reduces shirking, increases aggregate … effort and reduces aggregate rents, but only when communication groups and output-sharing groups are linked. The effect is …

We study cheap-talk communication in common pool resource environments with and without output-sharing groups …. Communication in groups of 12 does not improve efficiency over the non-cooperative Nash outcome without communication. Organizing …. Within-group communication decreases efficiency by countervailing the free-riding incentives induced by output sharing and …