We use experimental methods to investigate whether pledges of commitment can improve cooperation in endogenously … findings show that pledges of commitment alone can increase cooperation and welfare in committed partnerships. The introduction … partnerships fall solely on the individual choosing to break up, pledges of commitment fail to improve cooperation and welfare. …

The observability of partners’ past play is known to theoretically improve cooperation in an infinitely repeated … information per se may not improve cooperation. A structural estimation suggests that a certain percentage of players act …

We use experimental methods to investigate whether pledges of commitment can improve cooperation in endogenously formed … findings showthat pledges of commitment increase cooperation in committed partnerships when costs to dissolve them are shared … break up, pledges of commitment fail to improve cooperation and instead decrease cooperation. …

We use experimental methods to investigate whether pledges of commitment can improve cooperation in endogenously formed … findings show that pledges of commitment alone can increase cooperation and welfare in committed partnerships. The introduction … partnerships fall solely on the individual choosing to break up, pledges of commitment fail to improve cooperation and welfare. …