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Competing For Loyalty: The Dynamics of Rallying Support

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  • Iaryczower, M
  • Oliveros, S

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We consider a class of dynamic collective action problems in which either a single principal or two competing principals vie for the support of members of a group. We focus on the dynamic problem that emerges when agents negotiate and commit their support to principals sequentially. A danger for the agents in this context is that a principal may be able to succeed by exploiting competition among members of the group. Would agents benefit from introducing competition between opposing principals? We show that when principals? policies provide value to the agents, competition actually reduces agents? welfare.

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  • Iaryczower, M & Oliveros, S, 2015. "Competing For Loyalty: The Dynamics of Rallying Support," Economics Discussion Papers 14459, University of Essex, Department of Economics.
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    JEL classification:

    • D42 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Monopoly
    • D62 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Externalities
    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods

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