-making experiment preceding the take game. The gameconsists of two stages. In the first stage, the take authority decides howmuch income … punishment behavior. (3) Thereare discontinuous "jumps" in the behavior of responders. They either chooseno punishment (destroy … nothing) or the highest level of punishment (destroyeverything). (4) Expectations have a significant effect on the …

them concerns the question of “who punishes”. In the first approach, punishment is executed by the group members themselves … individually, i.e., punishment is decentral in nature. The second approach is based on the idea that individuals may be willing to … delegate the punishment to a central, external authority. The key questions to answered are, whether individuals are willing …

This experimental study investigates how behavior changes after punishment for an unkind action. It also studies how … fairness perceptions affect the reaction to punishment and whether this effect is consistent across repeated play and role …

The effects of stake size on cooperation and punishment are investigated using a public goods experiment. We find that … an increase in stake size does neither significantly affect cooperation nor, interestingly, the level of punishment. …

We study the effects of a field experiment designed to motivate employee ideas, at a large technology company …. Employees were encouraged to submit ideas on process and product improvements via an online system. In the experiment, the … company randomized 19 account teams into treatment and control groups. Employees in treatment teams received rewards if their …

shifts induced by these environmental changes: when punishment was not available to investors, we observe significantly lower … levels of investor trust and trustee reciprocity, while there is a significant increase in both behaviors when punishment was … adjustment of decision strategies in the presence of punishment. These results demonstrate that anti-social personality …

in biology and the social sciences. Recent experimental evidence suggests that altruistic punishment is an important … mechanism to maintain cooperation among humans. In this paper we explore the boundary conditions for altruistic punishment to … maintain cooperation by systematically varying the cost and impact of punishment, using a subject pool which extends beyond the …

anger, ‘social’ emotions like shame and guilt need to be present for punishment to be an effective deterrent of …

in biology and the social sciences. Recent experimental evidence suggests that altruistic punishment is an important … mechanism to maintain cooperation among humans. In this paper we explore the boundary conditions for altruistic punishment to … maintain cooperation by systematically varying the cost and impact of punishment, using a subject pool which extends beyond the …