Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/49659 
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Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
CeDEx Discussion Paper Series No. 2008-11
Publisher: 
The University of Nottingham, Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics (CeDEx), Nottingham
Abstract: 
This paper investigates mechanisms for the private provision of a public good which utilize competition to incentivize contributions. Theory predicts that 'all-pay' competition is particularly effective for fundraising. Within this class of mechanisms different types of lotteries and all-pay auctions are analyzed and ranked. Four all-pay competition mechanisms are then examined in a laboratory experiment vis-à-vis a voluntary contribution mechanism (VCM). All four outperform the VCM and towards the end of the experiment fully efficient outcomes are attained in the 'lowest common denominator' scheme, which is particularly accommodating for people who have a preference for cooperating conditionally on others doing their bit.
Subjects: 
public goods
provision mechanisms
experiments
contests
JEL: 
C72
C92
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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