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Gerald Marwell

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Publications

43

Citations

8.5K

H-Index

28

Active since

1964

Affiliations

University of Wisconsin–Madison(Current)

University of Wisconsin System

University of Washington

Gerald Marwell is an author at University of Wisconsin–Madison specializing in social sciences, sociology, and social influence.

Top concepts

Social SciencesSociologyBehavioral SciencePsychologySocial InfluenceBusinessSocial BehaviorManagementArtsSocial Psychology

Publications per year

1964–2011

43

Publications

43

Economists free ride, does anyone else?

Gerald Marwell, Ruth E. Ames · Journal of Public Economics · 1981 · 1.2K citations

Economics, Economists Free Ride, Macroeconomics +5

A Theory of the Critical Mass. I. Interdependence, Group Heterogeneity, and the Production of Collective Action

Pamela Oliver, Gerald Marwell, Ruy Teixeira · American Journal of Sociology · 1985 · 934 citations

Group Phenomenon, Game Theory, Production Function +18

The Critical Mass in Collective Action.

Michael W. Macy, Gerald Marwell, Pamela Oliver · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1994 · 832 citations

Building Blocks, Preface Acknowledgements 1, Collective Action Problem +11

Experiments on the Provision of Public Goods. I. Resources, Interest, Group Size, and the Free-Rider Problem

Gerald Marwell, Ruth E. Ames · American Journal of Sociology · 1979 · 747 citations

Public Good, Group Size, Investment Opportunity +18

Social Networks and Collective Action: A Theory of the Critical Mass. III

Gerald Marwell, Pamela Oliver, Ralph Prahl · American Journal of Sociology · 1988 · 642 citations

Potential Contributors, Social Influence, Social Network +16

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