Columbus, Simon; Feld, Lars P.; Kasper, Matthias; … - 2025
by strengthening personal and social norms, which in turn sustains contributions over time. In contrast, in the absence … of a rule, norms are weaker and contributions decline. Fair rule enforcement reduces free-riding and increases compliance …, but it also crowds out full cooperation. Finally, we find no evidence that biased rule enforcement erodes norms, reduces …