Positive divisors on quotients of $\bar{M}_{0,n}$ and the Mori cone of $\bar{M}_{g,n}$

Abstract

We prove that if $m \ge n-3$ then every $S_m$-invariant F-nef divisor on the moduli space of stable $n$-pointed curves of genus zero is linearly equivalent to an effective combination of boundary divisors. As an application, we determine the Mori cone of the moduli spaces of stable curves of small genus with few marked points.