This paper examines whether an institution has a differing impa ct on cooperation if it is introduced by a … implemented institutions lead to m ore cooperation than iden- tical exogenous institutions. Especially the subjects who i nitially …

Ostracism is practiced by virtually all societies around the world as a means of enforcing cooperation and excluding … contributors are excluded but also because high contributors sustain a higher cooperation level under the exclusion institution …

We study cooperation in an environment where public good providers face the decision to accept a newcomer to their … cooperation outcomes significantly. Providing information on prior prosocialty, however, constitutes a significant determinant for …

economics. This paper explores voting on a scheme of intergroup competition which facilitates cooperation in a social dilemma … situation. Experimental results show that the competitive scheme fosters cooperation. Competition is popular but the electoral …

economics. This paper explores voting on a scheme of intergroup competition which facilitates cooperation in a social dilemma … situation. Experimental results show that the competitive scheme fosters cooperation. Competition is popular but also that the …

economics. This paper explores voting on a scheme of intergroup competition, which facilitates cooperation in a social dilemma … situation. Experimental results show that the competitive scheme fosters cooperation. Competition is popular, but the electoral … foregone. -- public goods ; competition ; tournament ; cooperation ; voting …

We experimentally investigate whether the procedural history of a sanctioning institution affects cooperation in a … impact of the voting procedure, no information about the cooperation history is provided. In line with existing empirical … evidence, we observe that in the starting generation cooperation is higher (lower) with a democratically chosen (rejected …