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punishment behavior. Our study uses experiments conducted with 525 officers in the Swiss Army, and exploits random assignment to … platoons. We find that, without competition between groups, individuals are more prone to cooperate altruistically in a … prisoner's dilemma game with in-group as opposed to out-group members. They also use a costly punishment option to selectively …
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implications. -- experiment ; army ; competition ; group membership ; punishment … punishment behavior. Our study uses experiments conducted with 525 officers in the Swiss Army, and exploits random assignment to … platoons. We find that, without competition between groups, individuals are more prone to cooperate altruistically in a …
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implications. -- group membership ; competition ; punishment ; army ; experiment … punishment behavior. Our study uses experiments conducted with 525 officers in the Swiss Army, and exploits random assignment to … platoons. We find that, without competition between groups, individuals are more prone to cooperate altruistically in a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009007802
punishment behavior. Our study uses experiments conducted with 525 officers in the Swiss Army, and exploits random assignment to … platoons. We find that, without competition between groups, individuals are more prone to cooperate altruistically in a … prisoner's dilemma game with in-group as opposed to out-group members. They also use a costly punishment option to selectively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013137793
punishment behavior. Our study uses experiments conducted with 525 officers in the Swiss Army, and exploits random assignment to … platoons. We find that, without competition between groups, individuals are more prone to cooperate altruistically in a … prisoner's dilemma game with in-group as opposed to out-group members. They also use a costly punishment option to selectively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008680896
in biology and the social sciences. Recent experimental evidence suggests that altruistic punishment is an important … mechanism to maintain cooperation among humans. In this paper we explore the boundary conditions for altruistic punishment to … maintain cooperation by systematically varying the cost and impact of punishment, using a subject pool which extends beyond the …
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punishment ; collective action ; public goods ; internet experiment … in biology and the social sciences. Recent experimental evidence suggests that altruistic punishment is an important … mechanism to maintain cooperation among humans. In this paper we explore the boundary conditions for altruistic punishment to …
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in biology and the social sciences. Recent experimental evidence suggests that altruistic punishment is an important … mechanism to maintain cooperation among humans. In this paper we explore the boundary conditions for altruistic punishment to … maintain cooperation by systematically varying the cost and impact of punishment, using a subject pool which extends beyond the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318468
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 …
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How can we maximize the common good? This is a central organizing question of public policy design, across political parties and ideologies. The answer typically involves the provisioning of public goods such as fresh air, national defense, and knowledge. Public goods are costly to produce but...
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