We use an experiment to test the hypothesis that groups consisting of like-minded cooperators are able to cooperate … irrespective of punishment and therefore have a lower demand for a costly punishment institution than groups of like-minded free … riders, who are unable to cooperate without punishment. We also predict that the difference in the demand for punishment is …

Social preferences for the punishment of free riders are critical for generating cooperative behavior in human society …. Focusing on the receiving fees of Japan's public broadcaster, this study analyses how punishment of free riders, that is, the …

controlled and incentivized experiment, we find that observers do, indeed, condemn hypocritical behavior strongly. The aversion … condemnation of hypocritical behavior, however, fails to produce a proportional amount of punishment. Punishment seems to be driven …

information is potentially erroneous. In our laboratory experiment, subjects purchase products associated with co …

experiment with more than 6000 subjects, including a subsample of 267 consultants from an international consulting firm. We also …

experiment that investigates the impact of political institutions within groups on the development of conflict between groups. We …