between two potential policy outcomes of an election participate in large-scale elections when voting is costly? Using a … simple voting experiment, we show that many voters are willing to engage in voting as a form of punishment, even when voting … understanding of this form of costly punishment to help explain a puzzle of voting behavior: why do people who are indifferent …

"office motive". In a lab experiment, we rule out both traditional explanations by design. Nonetheless authorities do a …

a penalty and excuse their selfish behavior. We address the question of punishment legitimacy in our experiment by …A stream of research examining the effect of punishment on conformity indicates that punishment can backfire and lead … shedding light upon the importance of social norms and their interplay with punishment mechanisms. We show that the separate …

between two potential policy outcomes of an election participate in large-scale elections when voting is costly? Using a … simple voting experiment, we show that many voters are willing to engage in voting as a form of punishment, even when voting … understanding of this form of costly punishment to help explain a puzzle of voting behavior: why do people who are indifferent …

between two potential policy outcomes of an election participate in large-scale elections when voting is costly? Using a … simple voting experiment, we show that many voters are willing to engage in voting as a form of punishment, even when voting … understanding of this form of costly punishment to help explain a puzzle of voting behavior: why do people who are indifferent …

) 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 …

punishment helps sustain cooperation if participants experience free-riding. -- deterrence ; public good experiment ; inequity …) 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 …

force of punishment, yet when treated fairly, some subjects (17%) exhibit status-seeking behavior. Moreover, students …