interaction impacts cooperation within groups and surplus distribution. We developed and tested experimentally a Surplus … Allocation Game where cooperation of four agents is needed to produce surplus, but only two have the power to allocate it among … distributors and receivers. While behavior at the group level is diverse for surplus allocation and amount of cooperation …

Heuristics Hypothesis (SHH) proposes that fast instinctive decision making promotes cooperation in social dilemmas. In this paper …, we conduct a novel time-pressure experiment to shed light on the cognitive underpinnings of cooperation. Although we find … finding that fast and intuitive decision making promotes cooperation. Given payoff comprehension, the SHH predicts behavior …

We study how the willingness to enter long-term bilateral relationships affects cooperation even when parties have … little information about each other, ex ante, and cooperation is otherwise unenforceable. We experimentally investigate a … research, longer interactions facilitate cooperation. However, many individuals avoid long-term commitment, with uncooperative …

What is the role of intuitive versus deliberative cognitive processing in human cooperation? The Social Heuristics …-maximizing), and that for most people cooperation is typically advantageous due to mechanisms such as repetition, reputation, and …, the SHH predicts that in the context of pure cooperation – where non-cooperation is strictly payoff – maximizing …

We use experimental methods to investigate whether pledges of commitment can improve cooperation in endogenously … findings show that pledges of commitment alone can increase cooperation and welfare in committed partnerships. The introduction … partnerships fall solely on the individual choosing to break up, pledges of commitment fail to improve cooperation and welfare. …

approach is based on the following six "aspects" of a player's behavior: round-1 cooperation, lenience, forgiveness, loyalty …

We use experimental methods to investigate whether pledges of commitment can improve cooperation in endogenously formed … findings show that pledges of commitment alone can increase cooperation and welfare in committed partnerships. The introduction … partnerships fall solely on the individual choosing to break up, pledges of commitment fail to improve cooperation and welfare. …

We use experimental methods to investigate whether pledges of commitment can improve cooperation in endogenously formed … findings showthat pledges of commitment increase cooperation in committed partnerships when costs to dissolve them are shared … break up, pledges of commitment fail to improve cooperation and instead decrease cooperation. …

dilemma game results in stage-one cooperation rates of between 95-100%. Content analysis of between opponent communication … focuses on the increased earnings cooperation can achieve, with minimal discussion of punishment for failing to cooperate …. Restoring cooperation after an early stage-game defection typically requires compensating the aggrieved player. Between opponent …

cooperation. In between two identical public goods games, participants play a mini dictator game that, depending on the treatment …