Individual versus group morality: the role of information

A rise in the number of moral individuals in a group can hurt the morality of the group’s collective action. In this paper, we characterize strategic environments and models of morality where this is true solely because, after all, individual morals are private information.

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Published in:Economics and philosophy 2024-09, p.1-24
Main Authors: Mohanty, Sambit, Roy, Jaideep
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A rise in the number of moral individuals in a group can hurt the morality of the group’s collective action. In this paper, we characterize strategic environments and models of morality where this is true solely because, after all, individual morals are private information.
ISSN:0266-2671
1474-0028
DOI:10.1017/S0266267124000178