solving social dilemma through concentrated punishment by a leader

Research Project

Project/Area Number	25885057
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Social psychology
Research Institution	Kagoshima University
Principal Investigator	OZONO Hiroki 鹿児島大学, 法文学部, 准教授 (50709467)
Project Period (FY)	2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords	社会的ジレンマ / 罰 / 制度 / リーダーシップ / 協力 / 公共財問題 / 集権 / 統治
Outline of Final Research Achievements	We studied whether and how group cooperation would be achieved by concentration of support for one individual and by the punishment executed by the individual to non-cooperators and non-supporters in laboratory experiments. As a result, we rarely observed the concentration of support even if participants were in the situation where concentration will lead their group to more profits. These results mean that people tend to reject to transferring their power. We suggested that the rejection is one of the inhibiting factor to centralization of human society.