Free-Riding Problem in Alliance

An Epistemic Free-Riding Problem?

An Epistemic Free-Riding Problem? Christian List and Philip Pettit 1 August 2003 Karl Popper noted that, when social scientists are members of the society they study, they may affect that society. If the individuals to whom a theory initially applies come to understand that theory, then this understanding may affect their behaviour in such a way that the theory ceases to be applicable. This may...

Leading The Ignorant: Can Ignorance Eliminate The Free Riding Problem?

leading the ignoranti: can ignorance eliminate the free riding problem?

leading the ignorant: can ignorance eliminate the free riding problem?

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Free Riding

We use a unique dataset that combines the responses from an original survey of households, information about the structural characteristics of their homes, utility-provided longitudinal electricity usage records, plus utility program participation information, to study the uptake of energy efficiency incentives and their effect on residential electricity consumption. Attention is restricted to ...