Not a research on such behaviour but more an application to macroeconomics : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_Babysitting_Co-op https://en.wikipedia.o

Not a research on such behaviour but more an application to macroeconomics : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_Babysitting_Co-op https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_Babysitting_Co-op It illustrates : > the paradox states that an increase in autonomous saving leads to a decrease in aggregate demand and thus a decrease in gross output which will in turn lower total saving. The paradox is, narrowly speaking, that total saving may fall because of individuals' attempts to increase their saving, and, broadly speaking, that increase in saving may be harmful to an economy.