Publication: Voluntary restrictions on self-reliance increase cooperation and mitigate wealth inequality
Voluntary restrictions on self-reliance increase cooperation and mitigate wealth inequality
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Gross, J., & Böhm, R. (2020). Voluntary restrictions on self-reliance increase cooperation and mitigate wealth inequality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117, 29202–29211. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2013744117
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Humans are considered a highly cooperative species. Through cooperation, we can tackle shared problems like climate change or pandemics and cater for shared needs like shelter, mobility, or healthcare. However, cooperation invites free-riding and can easily break down. Maybe because of this reason, societies also enable individuals to solve shared problems individually, like in the case of private healthcare plans or private retirement planning. Such "self-reliance" allows individuals to avoid problems related to public goods provisio
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- Böhm, Robert
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Gross, J., & Böhm, R. (2020). Voluntary restrictions on self-reliance increase cooperation and mitigate wealth inequality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117, 29202–29211. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2013744117
