Unit $1$ Spotlight: The Collective Action Problem

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Let's think of an example. Imagine that your professor has assigned a group project. You and your seven other group members must compose a Power Point presentation that is at least $5$ slides. Your group agrees that each of you will write one slide.

Now, if all of you write one slide, the presentation will have $8$ slides, which is more than your professor required. So$,$ you decide to Free Ride. You decide that you won't bother to create your slide, because there will still be $7$ slides in the presentation and your group will still get credit.

By refusing to complete your slide and hoping the rest of the group will still complete theirs, you are acting as a

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Free Rider

Projector

Collective Actor

Joint Contributor

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