them concerns the question of “who punishes”. In the first approach, punishment is executed by the group members themselves … individually, i.e., punishment is decentral in nature. The second approach is based on the idea that individuals may be willing to … delegate the punishment to a central, external authority. The key questions to answered are, whether individuals are willing …

This experimental study investigates how behavior changes after punishment for an unkind action. It also studies how … fairness perceptions affect the reaction to punishment and whether this effect is consistent across repeated play and role …

-making experiment preceding the take game. The game consists of two stages. In the first stage, the take authority decides how much …) Irritation and contempt drive punishment behavior. (3) There are discontinuous “jumps” in the behavior of responders. They either … choose no punishment (destroy nothing) or the highest level of punishment (destroy everything). (4) Expectations have a …

anger, ‘social’ emotions like shame and guilt need to be present for punishment to be an effective deterrent of …

requires not only mutual trust, like simple exchange, but also a substantial degree of coordination. We examine whether players …

verdict. In this experiment we examine the relationship between evidence of which the strength is known, subjective …