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We experimentally investigate behavior and beliefs in a sequential prisoner's dilemma. Each subject had to choose an action as first-mover and a conditional action as second-mover. All subjects also had to state their beliefs about others' second-mover choices. We find that subjects' beliefs...
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of universal cooperation because the more prosocial subjects populate the two efficient institutions first, elect … prosocial judges (if institutionally possible), and immediately establish a social norm of high cooperation. This norm appears … to guide subjects' cooperation and punishment choices, including the virtually complete removal of antisocial punishment …
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of universal cooperation because the more prosocial subjects populate the two efficient institutions first, elect … prosocial judges (if institutionally possible), and immediately establish a social norm of high cooperation. This norm appears … to guide subjects' cooperation and punishment choices, including the virtually complete removal of antisocial punishment …
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goods provision - the quick emergence of a widely accepted social cooperation norm that demands high contributions but - in … consensus as well as the high cooperation demands required by the norm break down. However, when peer punishment is possible … cooperation and welfare - the opportunity to form a social norm unambiguously causes high public good contributions and group …
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key to the quick emergence of an efficient culture of universal cooperation because the more prosocial subjects populate … social norm of high cooperation. This norm appears to guide subjects' cooperation and punishment choices, including the …
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We experimentally investigate behavior and beliefs in a sequential prisoner’s dilemma. Each subject had to choose an action as first-mover and a conditional action as second-mover. All subjects also had to state their beliefs about others’ second-mover choices. We find that subjects’...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011615913
of universal cooperation because the more prosocial subjects populate the two efficient institutions first, elect … prosocial judges (if institutionally possible), and immediately establish a social norm of high cooperation. This norm appears … to guide subjects’ cooperation and punishment choices, including the virtually complete removal of antisocial punishment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011872060
of universal cooperation because the more prosocial subjects populate the two efficient institutions first, elect … prosocial judges (if institutionally possible), and immediately establish a social norm of high cooperation. This norm appears … to guide subjects' cooperation and punishment choices, including the virtually complete removal of antisocial punishment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011873461
This paper investigates the driving forces behind informal sanctions in cooperation games and the extent to which …
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This paper examines the role of other-regarding and time preferences for cooperation in the field. We study the … fishermen who exhibit a higher propensity for cooperation in a laboratory public goods experiment, and those who show more …
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