of fines on punishment and deterrence. Partial effects are effects on potential violators' and punishers' decisions when …

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 …

) 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 …

This paper analyses, by means of an economic experiment, the impact of (judicial) review on third party punishment …. Whereas the existing literature has studied extensively third party costly punishment as such(both by one or two potential … punishers), it has not addressed the consequences of a second “vertical” punishment level (i.e. of a “second instance”) on the …

) 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 …

manipulation and the effects punishment will be analyzed with the aid of game-theoretical instruments …