Evaluation of social dilemmas’ attributes
| Social dilemma* | Significant short-term individual interest | Significant short-term collective interest | Significant defecting choice | Significant cooperative choice | Significant long-term individual interest | Significant long-term collective interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public good or collective action problemE,PS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Commons dilemmaE,PS,S | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| The credible commitment problemE,PS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Moral hazard and adverse selection E | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Social trapsM,MK,P,S | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Social fencesP,S | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Firm’s social dilemma | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Social dilemma* | Significant short-term individual interest | Significant short-term collective interest | Significant defecting choice | Significant cooperative choice | Significant long-term individual interest | Significant long-term collective interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public good or collective action problemE,PS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Commons dilemmaE,PS,S | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| The credible commitment problemE,PS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Moral hazard and adverse selection E | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Social trapsM,MK,P,S | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Social fencesP,S | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Firm’s social dilemma | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Note(s): *E: Economics; M: Management; MK: Marketing; PS: Political science; P: Psychology; and S: Sociology. Even though almost all different types of social dilemmas can be used interdisciplinary and have applications in various social science disciplines, we specify the most relevant discipline(s) to each social dilemma on the basis of their usage in those discipline(s)
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