Engelmann, Dirk; Fischbacher, Urs - Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut an der Universität Konstanz - 2008
We study indirect reciprocity and strategic reputation building in an experimental helping game. At any time only half … of the subjects can build a reputation. This allows us to study both pure indirect reciprocity that is not contaminated … find that pure indirect reciprocity exists, but also that the helping decisions are substantially a!ected by strategic …