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 …

-nudges affect punishment behavior, and how enforcement links to norm perceptions. Using a representative sample of U.S. participants … study that confirm the robustness of our findings in the context of whistleblowing. To explain the punishment patterns of the … norms are vague. Importantly, we find that punishment patterns in the first experiment closely follow these norm perceptions …

-group behavior of Syrian refugees and Lebanese nationals in a repeated public good game without and with punishment. We find that …

to guide subjects' cooperation and punishment choices, including the virtually complete removal of antisocial punishment … 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 …

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

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 … change if a subject can be punished and 2) how does conditional cooperation change if a subject has the power to punish …

pillar is internalized 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 … inclinations. The third pillar are sanctions meted out to anyone who does not cooperate; ideally punishment can work as a mere …

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 …We study the development of cooperation in 929 young children, aged 3 to 6. In a unified experimental framework, we …

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 …Understanding the roots of human cooperation among strangers is of great importance for solving pressing social …