We analyze the effects of ostracism on cooperation in a linear public good experiment. Our results show that … introducing ostracism increases contributions. Despite reductions in group size due to ostracism, the net effect on earnings is …

Ostracism, or exclusion by peers, has been practiced since ancient times as a severe form of punishment against … transgressors of laws or social norms. The purpose of this paper is to offer a comprehensive analysis on how ostracism affects …

the possibility to vote for the exclusion of non-cooperating allies, i.e. ostracism, can be a powerful negative referendum … to increase allies’ contributions to the collective good. However, it is found that ostracism does not necessarily … increase earnings in a public goods game. In particular, it is shown that the ostracism mechanism is used differently by …

Ostracism is practiced by virtually all societies around the world as a means of enforcing cooperation and excluding …