issues in a theory-guided lab experiment. Easily attainable ("belief-based") protection indeed leads to more reports, both …

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 …

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 …: either no delay (immediate resolution and immediate punishment) or maximum delay (both resolution and punishment as much as …

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

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 …

experiment of self-serving deceptive behavior which combines two exogenously varied levels of reflection time with a cognition …

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 …

Using an incentivized online classroom experiment, we assess the effectiveness of deontological vs. consequentialist … deontological moral reminder ("corruption is immoral") leads to a significant reduction in accepting bribes. A consequentialist … experiment was conducted before and after the unexpected announcement by pharmaceutical companies BioNTech and Pfizer on November …

attempts to increase the severity of punishment will alter the payoff of the individuals involved, leaving unchanged the … the certainty of punishment and the ability of the government to enforce it. …