This paper studies behavior in experiments with a linear voluntary contributions mechanism for public goods conducted in Japan, the Netherlands, Spain and the USA. The same experimental design was used in the four countries. Our 'contribution function' design allows us to obtain a view of...

(...) Pt. I: Combating corruption on all fronts. A. National efforts. B. Reducing corruption among public officials. C. Increasing school education and public awareness. Pt. II: Action in corruption-prone areas. D. Police forces. E. Government procurement. F. Tax administration. Pt. III: The...

We discuss how technologies of peer punishment might bias the results that are observed in experiments. A crucial parameter is the “fine-to-fee” ratio, which describes by how much the punished subjects income is reduced relatively to the fee the punishing subject has to pay to inflict...