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We conduct an artefactual field experiment to study and compare the behavior of workers and students in a linear … find that both students and workers sanction group members who contribute less than the group average, and reward those who … contribute more. In both subject samples, the use of non-monetary sanctions and rewards induces more cooperation. The magnitude …
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contributions assuming imperfect conditional cooperation by others, and that they have some degree of bounded rationality. We show …
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This paper presents a formal theory of reciprocity. Reciprocity means that people reward kind actions and punish unkind ones. The theory takes into account that people evaluate the kindness of an action not only by its consequences but also by the intention underlying this action. The theory...
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We investigate the impact of various audit schemes on the future provision of public goods, when contributing less than the average of the group is sanctioned exogenously and the probability of an audit is unknown. We study how individuals update their beliefs about the probability of being...
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can promote cooperation through a combination of sorting and opportunistic signaling, with late period defections by … remains unclear. In each of six treatments that vary the cooperation premium and the informational basis for reputation …, that with a high cooperation premium and good information, investment in reputation grows across sets of finitely …
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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. …
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interaction between the observability of the cooperation of others and the absence of punishment targeted at cooperative …
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cooperation), especially for Partners. These results suggest Take framing and Individual-level feedback increase the variability … of cooperation. …
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taxation. In addition, we find that local social interaction among subgroups of participants also boosts cooperation. …
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A growing experimental literature studies the endogenous choice of institutions to solve cooperation problems arising … of institutional choice. Almost all institutions improve cooperation if they are implemented, but they are not always … identified as important determinants of institutional choice. Cooperation tends to be higher under endogenously chosen …
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