purporting to show robust and precise estimates of a substantial deterrent effect of capital punishment. We assess the various …

) generally find that the optimal penalty structure is either flat or declining. We experimentally test a two-stage theoretical … model that predicts decreasing penalty structures will yield greater deterrence than increasing penalty structures. We find … for any given decision, being in a decreasing fine structure has a significant effect on deterrence. …

Common identity and peer punishment have been identified as important means to reduce free riding and to promote … of income distribution in team cooperation. In a repeated public good experiment, conditions vary among different … combinations of homogenous or heterogeneous endowment, strong or weak identity, and absence or presence of peer punishment. We find …

in an experiment where actions are strategic substitutes. The game theoretic basis for our experiment is the model of …

recommendations is highly debatable. We investigate the external validity of a framed field experiment that mimics coca cultivation … and find evidence that behavior in the experiment is consistent with self-reported behavior. We use the experiment to … discuss the effectiveness of carrot and stick policies on coca investments. The experiment indicates that subjects are more …

predicted, we find in a laboratory public goods experiment a robust association between stronger self-control and higher levels …