We study the effects of voluntary participation on cooperation in collective action problems. Voluntary participation … may foster cooperation through an entry mechanism, which leads to assortative selection of interaction partners, or an …

interaction between the observability of the cooperation of others and the absence of punishment targeted at cooperative …

cooperation through two mechanisms: an entry mechanism, which leads to assortative selection of interaction partners, or an exit …

We study the effects of voluntary participation on cooperation in collective action problems. Voluntary participation … may foster cooperation through a mechanism of assortative selection of interaction partners based on false consensus bias …

-- human cooperation ; punishment ; culture ; experimental public good games …

We investigate whether there is a link between conditional cooperation and betrayal aversion. We use a public goods …

pillar is internalised norms of cooperation, sustained by emotions such as guilt and shame. The second pillar is the … motivation can sustain cooperation if enough people cooperate but can jeopardise social order if many others follow selfish …

Does self-governance, a hallmark of democratic societies, foster or erode norms of generalized cooperation? Does this …-governing municipalities exhibit stronger norms of cooperation today. Referenda data on voter-turnout, women's suffrage, and minority …. Furthermore, norms of cooperation map into prosocial behaviors like charitable giving and environmental protection. Uniquely …