) there is preference uncertainty. In a linear public good with punishment meted out by a disinterested participant, I test … two implications of the model: (a) participants increase contributions in reaction to imperfect punishment; (b) imperfect … punishment helps sustain cooperation if participants experience free-riding. -- deterrence ; public good experiment ; inequity …

) there is preference uncertainty. In a linear public good with punishment meted out by a disinterested participant, I test … two implications of the model: (a) participants increase contributions in reaction to imperfect punishment; (b) imperfect … punishment helps sustain cooperation if participants experience free-riding …

of punishment. This paper presents the first controlled experiment to study a third important factor that has been mainly … will be punished is dissolved and the timing at which the punishment is actually imposed, as well as the combination …: either no delay (immediate resolution and immediate punishment) or maximum delay (both resolution and punishment as much as …

the use of loaded language significantly reduces the incidence of bribery and increases the level of punishment …. Punishment of bribery leads to reduced bribery in future. The evidence suggests that this game captures essential features of a …

This paper proposes a retributive argument against punishment, where punishment is understood as going beyond … condemnation or censure, and requiring hard treatment. The argument sets out to show that punishment cannot be justified. The … argument does not target any particular attempts to justify punishment, retributive or otherwise. Clearly, however, if it …

attempts to increase the severity of punishment will alter the payoff of the individuals involved, leaving unchanged the … the certainty of punishment and the ability of the government to enforce it. …

This paper deals with the subject of third-party punishment. The paper compares, by means of an economic experiment …, punishment by a third party (Stand-Alone case) with punishment by third parties (In-Group environment). This deliberate … introduction of a second potential punisher is neither subtle nor marginal. Shifting punishment choices into this “enlarged …

Ostracism, or exclusion by peers, has been practiced since ancient times as a severe form of punishment against … form of punishment and decreases theft by excluded members once they are re-admitted into the group. However, it also leads …