The volunteer's dilemma explains the bystander effect

P Campos-Mercade - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021 - Elsevier
The bystander effect is the phenomenon that people are less likely to help others when they
are in a group than when they are alone. The theoretical literature typically explains the …

Misguided charity: the bane of global health

OO Adeyi - BMJ Global Health, 2023 - gh.bmj.com
INSULAR PRESUMPTION OF SUPERIOR WISDOM The Geneva-based COVAX was the
vaccine pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A). By the end of …

When are groups less moral than individuals?

P Campos-Mercade - Games and Economic Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Individuals are less likely to make morally desirable decisions when they are in groups. I
study when this phenomenon makes groups less likely to produce a morally desirable …

Evolutionary dynamics of N-player sender-receiver game in networks with community structure

W Li, Y Zhu, C Xia - Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Network typology largely affects the evolutionary dynamics of collective behaviors in many
real-world complex systems. As a conventional transmission model, the sender–receiver …

Accepting Solar Photovoltaic Panels in Rural Landscapes: The Tangle among Nostalgia, Morality, and Economic Stakes

S Li, Z Gou - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the context of climate change and rural revitalization, numerous solar photovoltaic (PV)
panels are being installed on village roofs and lands, impacting the enjoyment of the new …

Greed and fear: Competitive and charitable priming in a threshold volunteer's dilemma

SD Mago, J Pate - Economic Inquiry, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the “k‐volunteer's dilemma” benefit accrues to all members if at least k members
volunteer, and receive nothing otherwise. We use experiments to examine (a) volunteering …

[HTML][HTML] Psychological motivators of bystanders to help people injured in traffic Accidents: A qualitative content analysis

MJ Sepahvand, K Nourozi, H Khankeh… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background In many countries, the necessary support for bystanders is not provided.
Despite the problems and complications caused by participation with the help of bystanders …

Are victims truly worse off in the presence of bystanders? Revisiting the bystander effect

H Fromell, D Nosenzo, T Owens, F Tufano - Revue économique, 2019 - cairn.info
Previous studies have shown that individuals are less likely to help a person in need when
there are “bystanders” present who can also offer help. We designed an experiment to re …

[PDF][PDF] Essays on Unethical Behaviour

PIS Mota - 2023 - openaccess.nhh.no
Unethical behaviours are costly to society. For example, theft and fraud obstruct firms'
performance (Cialdini et al., 2004; Creighton et al., 2015); civil dishonesty facilitates …

Psychological Motivators of Bystanders to Help Victims of Traffic Accidents: A Qualitative Content Analysis

M Sepahvand, K Nourozi Tabrizi… - Available at SSRN …, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
Background: This study was conducted in order to identify the psychological motivators of
bystanders to help in traffic accidents. Methods This qualitative study is the approach of …