Zhang, Boyu; Li, Cong; Silva, Hannelore; Bednarik, Peter; … - In: Experimental Economics 17 (2014) 2, pp. 285-303
A vast amount of empirical and theoretical research on public good games indicates that the threat of punishment can … curb free-riding in human groups engaged in joint enterprises. Since punishment is often costly, however, this raises an … investigations, so far, considered peer punishment: players could impose fines on those who exploited them, at a cost to themselves …
