publication . Article . 2001

A continuous time model of the bandwagon effect in collective action

Name: A continuous time model of the bandwagon effect in collective action
Keywords: Economics and Econometrics, Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Arieh Gavious; Shlomo Mizrahi;

Open Access

Published: 11 Jan 2001 Journal: Social Choice and Welfare, volume 18, pages 91-105 (issn: 0176-1714, eissn: 1432-217X,

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Summary

Abstract

The paper offers a complex and systematic model of the bandwagon effect in collective action using continuous time equations. The model treats the bandwagon effect as a process influenced by ratio between the mobilization efforts of social activists and the resources invested by the government to counteract this activity. The complex modeling approach makes it possible to identify the conditions for specific types of the bandwagon effect, and determines the scope of that effect. Relying on certain behavioral assumptions, these conditions are only indirectly connected to individual beliefs, so that a given bandwagon effect can be explained and planned without kno...

doi: 10.1007/s003550000061

Subjects

free text keywords: Economics and Econometrics, Social Sciences (miscellaneous), Collective action, Bandwagon effect, Public relations, business.industry, business, Social policy, International political economy, Time model, Economics, Microeconomics, Public finance, Government

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