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cooperation behavior and we provide evidence on the microfoundation of this relation. We run a large-scale public goods experiment … over the internet in Denmark using a design that enables us to disentangle preferences for cooperation from beliefs about … others cooperation. We find that the standard trust question is a proxy for cooperation preferences rather than beliefs about …
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cooperation behavior and we provide a microfoundation for this relation. We run a large-scale public goods experiment over the … internet in Denmark and find that the trust question is a proxy for cooperation preferences rather than beliefs about others …’ cooperation. To disentangle the preference and belief channels, we run a (standard) public goods game in which beliefs matter for …
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-cooperative strategic games. Cooperation models, such as ERC and inequality aversion, yield superior predictions compared to the standard … account well for the observed fairness and cooperation in all the tested games. The impressive predictions of the theory … promoting fairness and cooperation in the discussed games is only marginal. Strikingly, the Golden Ratio, known for its …
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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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Extensive research on human cooperation in social dilemmas has shown that individuals condition their behaviour upon … cooperation. We try to assess the relative importance of three motives - namely reciprocity, inequity aversion, and anchoring - in … a non-linear voluntary contribution experiment. We find that, for those conditionally cooperating, both reciprocity and …
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This paper experimentally explores how the enforcement of cooperative behavior in a social dilemma is facilitated through institutional as well as emotional mechanisms. Recent studies emphasize the importance of negatively valued emotions, such as anger, which motivate individuals to punish free...
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pillar is internalised norms of cooperation, sustained by emotions such as guilt and shame. The second pillar is the … motivation can sustain cooperation if enough people cooperate but can jeopardise social order if many others follow selfish …
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