We study how punishment influences conditional cooperation. We ask two questions: 1) how does conditional cooperation … cooperation with punishment which leads to a decrease in conditional cooperation. The power to punish means more responsibility …

of punishment. This paper presents the first controlled experiment to study a third important factor that has been mainly …Economic theory suggests that the deterrence of deviant behavior is driven by a combination of severity and certainty … will be punished is dissolved and the timing at which the punishment is actually imposed, as well as the combination …

social interaction effects. Testing for such effects raises severe identification problems. We conduct an experiment that …

This paper provides evidence that free riders are heavily punished even if punishment is costly and does not provide … punished. As a consequence, the existence of an opportunity for costly punishment causes a large increase in cooperation levels … because potential free riders face a credible threat. We show, in particular, that in the presence of a costly punishment …

This paper studies how the swiftness and delay of punishment affect behavior. Using rich administrative data from … beliefs, as reflected in our survey. Yet, we document large mechanical benefits of swift punishment and provide a theoretical …

Research examining the effect of weak punishment on conformity indicates that punishment can backfire and lead to … of social norms and their interplay with weak punishment in the context of a trust game. Across six conditions, we … systematically vary the combination of existence of weak punishment and norm information. Norm information may refer either to what …

and indirect reciprocity as well as third-party punishment – emerges earliest as an effective means to increase … cooperation in a repeated prisoner’s dilemma game. We find that third-party punishment exhibits a strikingly positive effect on … cooperation rates by doubling them in comparison to a control condition. It promotes cooperative behavior even before punishment …

reciprocity, and third-party punishment – emerges earliest as a means to increase cooperation in a repeated prisoner's dilemma … game. We find that third-party punishment doubles cooperation rates in comparison to a control condition. Children also …