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The Phenomenon of No-Performers

by apetrov on 1/29/25, 11:14 AM with 2 comments

  • by ericalexander0 on 1/29/25, 2:24 PM

    I doubt they're no performers, they're likely selective performers. Issues like this can often be explained by Public Goods Game theory. If there's no economic incentive, then some participants will choose to not contribute or under-contribute.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_goods_game