norms are vague. Importantly, we find that punishment patterns in the first experiment closely follow these norm perceptions …The enforcement of social norms is the fabric of a functioning society. Through the lens of mul-tiple studies using …-nudges affect punishment behavior, and how enforcement links to norm perceptions. Using a representative sample of U.S. participants …

We examine how cultural norms shape attitudes toward immigration. Our causal identification relies on comparing …

social norms and the provision of public goods. However, a considerable body of experimental evidence suggests that informal … systems exist that avoid these costs and whether other, more centralized, punishment systems are superior and will be … preferred by the people. Here, we show that welfare-enhancing peer sanctioning without much need for costly punishment emerges …

contributions mechanism with punishment (VCMP). We eliminate 'dynamic economic linkages' between the two stages of our "modified …" VCMP to rule out other potential explanations. We use a beliefs-based model, rooted in psychological game theory, to derive … rigorous theoretical predictions that are then tested with pre-registered experiments in China and the UK. Social norms …

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

pillar is internalized norms of cooperation, sustained by emotions such as guilt and shame. The second pillar is the … inclinations. The third pillar are sanctions meted out to anyone who does not cooperate; ideally punishment can work as a mere … findings, in particular with regard to punishment behaviour. The chapter concludes with remarks on future research. …

hedonic impact. (2) 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 significant effect on the probability of punishment but not on the intensity of experienced emotion. This last …

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 …

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