We use skin conductance responses and self-reports of hedonic valence to study the emotional basis of cooperation and … punishment in a social dilemma. Emotional reaction to free-riding incites individuals to apply sanctions when they are available …. The application of sanctions activates a "virtuous emotional circle" that accompanies cooperation. Emotionally aroused …

We use skin conductance responses and self-reports of hedonic valence to study the emotional basis of cooperation and … punishment in a social dilemma. Emotional reaction to free-riding incites individuals to apply sanctions when they are available …. The application of sanctions activates a "virtuous emotional circle" that accompanies cooperation. Emotionally aroused …

Carpenter and Matthews (2009) examine the cooperation norms determining people's punishment behavior in a social … to be both consistent across decisions and relatively stable over time. -- Experiment ; public-good ; punishment ; social … punishment. Using multiple punishment stages and self-contained episodes of interaction, we disentangle the effects of …

Carpenter and Matthews (2009) examine the cooperation norms determining people's punishment behavior in a social … punishment. Using multiple punishment stages and self-contained episodes of interaction, we disentangle the effects of … retaliation and norm-related punishment. An additional treatment provides data on the norms bystanders use in judging punishment …

We analyze the interplay between cooperation norms and people's punishment behavior in a social-dilemma game with … multiple punishment stages. By combining multiple punishment stages with self-contained episodes of interaction, we are able to … disentangle the effects of retaliation and norm-related punishment. An additional treatment provides information on the norms …

communication of trust maintains cooperation upon the removal of centralized (Study 1), thirdparty (Study 2), and peer punishment …An effective way to foster cooperation is to monitor behaviour and sanction freeriding. Yet, previous studies have … shown that cooperation quickly declines when sanctioning mechanisms are removed. We test if explicitly expressing trust in …

punished. As a consequence, the existence of an opportunity for costly punishment causes a large increase in cooperation levels …This paper provides evidence that free riders are heavily punished even if punishment is costly and does not provide … because potential free riders face a credible threat. We show, in particular, that in the presence of a costly punishment …

punished. As a consequence, the existence of an opportunity for costly punishment causes a large increase in cooperation levels …This paper provides evidence that free riders are heavily punished even if punishment is costly and does not provide … because potential free riders face a credible threat. We show, in particular, that in the presence of a costly punishment …

punishment, so that they increase overall welfare? We report an experiment in which players can issue non-binding threats to … punishment leads to lower threats, cooperation and welfare, restoring them to levels equal to or below the levels attained in the … cooperation within groups, it also has a detrimental impact on group earnings in the short run. Could the introduction of pre …

punishment, so that they increase overall welfare? We report an experiment in which players can issue non-binding threats to … punishment leads to lower threats, cooperation and welfare, restoring them to levels equal to or below the levels attained in the … cooperation within groups, it also has a detrimental impact on group earnings in the short-run. Could the introduction of pre …