Showing 1 - 4 of 4
. We test if thresholds perform better if they are endogenously chosen, i.e. if a threshold is approved in a referendum …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003923574
According to economists, severe legal sanctions deter violations of the law. According to legal scholars, people may obey law backed by mild sanctions because of norm-activation. We experimentally investigate the effects of mild and severe legal sanctions in the provision of public goods. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408944
Do democratically chosen rules lead to more cooperation and, hence, higher efficiency, than imposed rules? To discuss when such a "dividend of democracy" obtains, we review experimental studies in which material incentives remain stacked against cooperation (i.e., free-riding incentives prevail)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014334071
The expression "cash-for-votes" describes a form of vote buying in which candidates for office pay individuals in exchange for their votes. That practice undermines the functioning of democracy but is pervasive in many parts of the world, especially in the Global South. We discuss estimates of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014295086