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Sanctions are a common method to discourage free-riding in the provision of public goods. However, we can usually only sanction those who are detected performing the bad act of free-riding. There has been considerable research on the type of sanctions imposed, but this research almost always...
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inappropriate. More importantly, victims of such abuse also start to believe that punishers' free-riding and punishment are …
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Social preferences for the punishment of free riders are critical for generating cooperative behavior in human society …. Focusing on the receiving fees of Japan's public broadcaster, this study analyses how punishment of free riders, that is, the …
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According to economists, severe legal sanctions deter violations of the law. According to legal scholars, people may obey law backed by mild sanctions because of norm-activation. We experimentally investigate the effects of mild and severe legal sanctions in the provision of public goods. The...
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inappropriate. More importantly, victims of such abuse also start to believe that punishers' free-riding and punishment are …
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less to a joint project; punishment cost is higher; efficiency is lower; inequity is higher. While experimental subjects … themselves do trust the institution less if punishment does not become effective immediately. …
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Social preferences for the punishment of free riders are critical for generating cooperative behavior in human society …. Focusing on the receiving fees of Japan´s public broadcaster, this study analyses how punishment of free riders, that is, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011720196
less to a joint project; punishment cost is higher; efficiency is lower; inequity is higher. While experimental subjects … themselves do trust the institution less if punishment does not become effective immediately. …
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experiment in two cities in Ghana. Using a public good game with third-party punishment, we find that punisher's age is an … important determinant of cooperation. Our results indicate the elder are more efficient using punishment than youngsters. …
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welfare is reduced is that punishment can express anger about free-riding. If this is the case, then tools that regulate …
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