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Carpenter and Matthews (2009) examine the cooperation norms determining people's punishment behavior in a social … punishment. Using multiple punishment stages and self-contained episodes of interaction, we disentangle the effects of … retaliation and norm-related punishment. An additional treatment provides data on the norms bystanders use in judging punishment …
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This paper provides evidence that free riders are heavily punished even if punishment is costly and does not provide … punished. As a consequence, the existence of an opportunity for costly punishment causes a large increase in cooperation levels … because potential free riders face a credible threat. We show, in particular, that in the presence of a costly punishment …
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We analyze the interplay between cooperation norms and people's punishment behavior in a social-dilemma game with … multiple punishment stages. By combining multiple punishment stages with self- contained episodes of interaction, we are able … to disentangle the e ects of retaliation and norm-related punishment. An additional treatment provides information on the …
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contribution rules related to efficiency, equality, and equity. In the experiment, in the absence of punishment no positive … contribution norm is observed and all groups converge towards free-riding. With punishment, strong and stable differences in …
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In this paper, we investigate the joint influence of empirical and normative expectations on cooperative behavior. We conduct two experimental studies (n = 243) in which we separately elicit (i) behavior in a public goods game and (ii) social norms under the form of normative and empirical...
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In today's highly complex economic environment, cooperation among individuals is crucial for organizational and societal success. Most of the situations in which cooperation is required involve costly efforts whose consequences play out over time. Here, we provide a systematic and comprehensive...
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bear a higher burden of punishment costs than non-police subjects. When the norm enforcement institution is endogenous, all …
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In today's highly complex economic environment, cooperation among individuals is crucial for organizational and societal success. Most of the situations in which cooperation is required involve costly efforts whose consequences play out over time. Here, we provide a systematic and comprehensive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420368
In this paper, we investigate the joint influence of empirical and normative expectations on cooperative behavior. We conduct two experimental studies (n = 243) in which we separately elicit (i) behavior in a public goods game and (ii) social norms under the form of normative and empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012603380
to be both consistent across decisions and relatively stable over time. -- Experiment ; public-good ; punishment ; social …Carpenter and Matthews (2009) examine the cooperation norms determining people's punishment behavior in a social … punishment. Using multiple punishment stages and self-contained episodes of interaction, we disentangle the effects of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003923879