) 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. …

) 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 …

inappropriate. More importantly, victims of such abuse also start to believe that punishers' free-riding and punishment are …

of fines on punishment and deterrence. Partial effects are effects on potential violators' and punishers' decisions when … punish, which in turn reduces the deterrence effect of high fines. Using a laboratory experiment, we identify these effects …

study employs an extra-laboratory experiment in a German prison to test the effectiveness of deterrence. Subjects either … face potential punishment when stealing, or they can steal without deterrence. We confirm Gary Becker’s deterrence …Criminal law and economics rests on the expectation that deterrence incentives can be employed to reduce crime. Prison …

. We therefore complement the field evidence by a lab experiment that isolates the definitional feature of probation: the … 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. …

. We therefore complement the field evidence by a lab experiment that isolates the definitional feature of probation: the … 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. …

welfare is reduced is that punishment can express anger about free-riding. If this is the case, then tools that regulate … aggression. In this lab experiment, we find that adopting an objective attitude (Objective), through a form of emotion regulation …

welfare is reduced is that punishment can express anger about free-riding. If this is the case, then tools that regulate … aggression. In this lab experiment, we find that adopting an objective attitude (objective), through a form of emotion regulation …