The Optimal Size for a Minority
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Rapoport, Hillel
Weiss, Avi
Abstract / Description
We investigate a setting in which members of a population, bifurcated into a majority and a minority, transact with randomly matched partners. All members are uniformly altruistic, and each transaction can be carried out cooperatively or through a market mechanism, with cooperative transactions saving on transaction costs. Externalities are introduced, whereby cooperation by members of one group and the size that group, affect the incentives to cooperate by members of the other group. Under these conditions, we determine the optimal size of the minority from the minority's perspective, and consider the conditions under which such a size might be attained. The model provides insights on social conflicts both between groups and within groups.
Keyword(s)
Altruismus Minderheit Ethnische Gruppe Religiöse Gruppe Gruppengröße soziale Konflikte Altruism minorities ethnic groups religious groups relative group size social conflictsPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2001
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Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;284
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Rapoport, Hillel
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Weiss, Avi
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Made available on2022-11-17T11:01:14Z
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Date of first publication2001
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Abstract / DescriptionWe investigate a setting in which members of a population, bifurcated into a majority and a minority, transact with randomly matched partners. All members are uniformly altruistic, and each transaction can be carried out cooperatively or through a market mechanism, with cooperative transactions saving on transaction costs. Externalities are introduced, whereby cooperation by members of one group and the size that group, affect the incentives to cooperate by members of the other group. Under these conditions, we determine the optimal size of the minority from the minority's perspective, and consider the conditions under which such a size might be attained. The model provides insights on social conflicts both between groups and within groups.en
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Persistent Identifierhttps://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16898
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1127
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8863
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Language of contenteng
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Is part ofIZA Discussion Paper Series No. 284
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Is part of seriesForschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;284
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Keyword(s)Altruismusde
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Keyword(s)Minderheitde
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Keyword(s)Ethnische Gruppede
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Keyword(s)Religiöse Gruppede
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Keyword(s)Gruppengrößede
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Keyword(s)soziale Konfliktede
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Keyword(s)Altruismen
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Keyword(s)minoritiesen
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Keyword(s)ethnic groupsen
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Keyword(s)religious groupsen
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Keyword(s)relative group sizeen
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Keyword(s)social conflictsen
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleThe Optimal Size for a Minorityen
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DRO typereport
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Visible tag(s)PsyDok