This paper investigates the driving forces behind informal sanctions in cooperation games and the extent to which …

This paper examines the role of other-regarding and time preferences for cooperation in the field. We study the … fishermen who exhibit a higher propensity for cooperation in a laboratory public goods experiment, and those who show more …

Development of human societies requires cooperation among unrelated individuals and obedience to social norms. Although … punishment is widely agreed to be potentially useful in fostering cooperation, many recent results in psychology and economics … eliminate its detrimental effects on cooperation. In a public goods game designed to create tension between group and individual …

This paper examines the interactive effect of distance and trade on international conflict and cooperation. The effect … conflict to a greater extent when dyads are geographically close, but has a greater effect on cooperation when countries are … more distant. Geographic proximity increases conflict and cooperation more among non-trading dyads. …

We use skin conductance responses and self-reports of hedonic valence to study the emotional basis of cooperation and …. The application of sanctions activates a "virtuous emotional circle" that accompanies cooperation. Emotionally aroused … punished, and increase their subsequent level of cooperation. The outcome is an increased level of contribution that becomes …

We empirically investigate the impact of incentive scheme structure on the degree of cooperation in firms using a … intensity of team incentives and several survey measures of cooperation. Moreover, higher powered team incentives are associated …