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Why people obey the law : experimental evidence from the provision of public goods
Feld, Lars P.; Tyran, Jean-Robert - 2002
According to economists, severe legal sanctions deter violations of the law. According to legal scholars, people may obey law backed by mild sanctions because of norm-activation. We experimentally investigate the effects of mild and severe legal sanctions in the provision of public goods. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408944
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Civic engagement as a second-order public good : the cooperative underpinnings of the accountable state
Kamei, Kenju; Putterman, Louis G.; Tyran, Jean-Robert - 2019
the accountable state by conducting a two-level public goods experiment in which civic engagement can build a sanction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012060889
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Civic engagement as a second-order public good : the cooperative underpinnings of the accountable state
Kamei, Kenju; Putterman, Louis G.; Tyran, Jean-Robert - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012101100
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State or nature? : formal vs. informal sanctioning in the voluntary provision of public goods
Kamei, Kenju; Putterman, Louis G.; Tyran, Jean-Robert - 2011
reason is that informal sanctions achieve more efficient outcomes than theory predicts, especially when the mechanism is … chosen by voting. -- Sanction ; social dilemma ; public goods ; voluntary contribution mechanism ; punishment ; experiment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008908902
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Self-organization for collective action : an experimental study of voting on sanction regimes
Markussen, Thomas; Putterman, Louis G.; Tyran, Jean-Robert - In: The review of economic studies 81 (2014) 1, pp. 301-324
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010380921
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State or Nature? Formal vs. Informal Sanctioning in the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods
Kamei, Kenju; Putterman, Louis; Tyran, Jean-Robert - 2011
reason is that informal sanctions achieve more efficient outcomes than theory predicts, especially when the mechanism is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014186286
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Why People Obey the Law : Experimental Evidence from the Provision of Public Goods
Tyran, Jean-Robert; Feld, Lars P. - 2021
According to economists, severe legal sanctions deter violations of the law. According to legal scholars, people may obey law backed by mild sanctions because of norm-activation. We experimentally investigate the effects of mild and severe legal sanctions in the provision of public goods. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320735
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State or Nature? Formal vs. Informal Sanctioning in the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods
Kamei, Kenju - 2011
reason is that informal sanctions achieve more efficient outcomes than theory predicts, especially when the mechanism is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013130734
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Competition, cooperation, and collective choice
Markussen, Thomas; Reuben, Ernesto; Tyran, Jean-Robert - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009577666
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Competition, cooperation, and collective choice
Markussen, Thomas; Reuben, Ernesto; Tyran, Jean-Robert - 2012
The ability of groups to implement efficiency-enhancing institutions is emerging as a central theme of research in economics. This paper explores voting on a scheme of intergroup competition, which facilitates cooperation in a social dilemma situation. Experimental results show that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009548053