The shirker's dilemma and the prospect of cooperation in large groups
J. Pena, A. Heifetz, G. Nöldeke
The paper analyzes how group size affects cooperation in a public good dilemma, finding that cooperation increases with group size under certain conditions, but the probability of public good provision may increase or decrease depending on the cost of cooperation.
bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2023Evolutionary Biology