Often information structures are such that while individual reputation building is impossible groups of agents would … have the possibility of building up a reputation. We experimentally examine whether groups of sellers in markets that … situations where sellers alternatively can build up an individual reputation or where there are no possibilities for reputation …

quality of user opinions are key determinants of success. In this paper, we investigate how a reputation system affects peer … evaluations in an online community. In contrast to previous research on reputation systems, which has predominantly shown that … reputation systems can induce posting activity and quality contributions, we study how reputation markers (achievement badges …