Bašić, Zvonimir; Bindra, Parampreet Christopher; … - 2024 - This version: 20 December 2023
, we examine pre-registered hypotheses about which of three fundamental pillars of human cooperation - direct reciprocity …, indirect reciprocity, and third-party punishment - emerges earliest and is more effective as a means to increase cooperation in …, direct and indirect reciprocity do not increase overall cooperation rates beyond a control condition. Compared to the latter …