A Non-Cournot Model of Voluntary Collective Action

J. Guttman

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Abstract

The interaction of selfish, rational actors in the provision of a public good is analyzed, in an attempt to explain recent experimental findings as well as real-world cases of voluntary collective action. The model, which allows for more sophisticated behavior than that assumed by the conventional Cournot theory, predicts a higher level of collective action that that theory. The impacts of income effects and of the price elasticity of demand for the public good are given special emphasis.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)1-19
JournalEconomiA
Volume54
StatePublished - 1987

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