mechanisms for sustaining cooperation. We present a novel intuitive combination of strategies that sustains cooperation in … essentially the unique mechanism to support full cooperation, and it is robust to various perturbations. Finally, we extend the … characterize which observation structure is optimal for sustaining cooperation. …

Case studies of cartels and recent theory suggest that repeated communication is key for stable cooperation in … understood. We study cooperation under different monitoring and communication structures in the laboratory. Under all monitoring … monitoring, where actions can only be observed with noise, cooperation is stable only when subjects can communicate before every …

In this paper we take up a model of Okada (1996) to describe the possibility of collective cooperation in a n …

We find that contrary to common perception, cooperation as equilibrium of the infinitely repeated discounted prisoner …-discount factor parameter space cooperation equilibria are strictly risk dominated by non-cooperation (according to the Harsanyi …

, the less likely cooperation will be. …

playing partners but, crucially, also determines how relevant strategic information diffuses or new cooperation opportunities …

externality. A within-subjects measure of reticence to impose harm does not explain cooperation. But the externality makes … participants more pessimistic. However conditional on their beliefs participants are more, not less cooperative if cooperation …