Volunteer's Dilemma
@article{Diekmann1985VolunteersD,
title={Volunteer's Dilemma},
author={A. Diekmann},
journal={Journal of Conflict Resolution},
year={1985},
volume={29},
pages={605 - 610}
}A conflict game simulating social traps in which a collective good can be provided by a volunteer is discussed and some solution concepts are analyzed. There is a greater incentive for “free riding” than for the production of the collective good at the cost of the volunteer. However, if everybody defects, all players will lose. Such a result is frequently produced by “diffusion of responsibility” as described by Darley and Latané (1968). In contrast to other social traps, a dominant strategy… CONTINUE READING
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