individuals jointly decides how strong a third-party punishment to impose. It also shows that this punishment behavior is robust …

contributions mechanism with punishment (VCMP). We eliminate 'dynamic economic linkages' between the two stages of our "modified …" VCMP to rule out other potential explanations. We use a beliefs-based model, rooted in psychological game theory, to derive … rigorous theoretical predictions that are then tested with pre-registered experiments in China and the UK. Social norms …

We discuss survey evidence on individuals' willingness to sanction norm violations - such as evading taxes, drunk …

shows that human behavior is shaped by the prevailing social norms, little is known about how punishment decisions are …Peer punishment is widely considered a key mechanism supporting cooperation in human groups. Although much research … punish their partner conditional on either the level of cooperation or the level of punishment displayed by others who …

of social norms and their interplay with weak punishment in the context of a trust game. Across six conditions, we …Research examining the effect of weak punishment on conformity indicates that punishment can backfire and lead to … systematically vary the combination of existence of weak punishment and norm information. Norm information may refer either to what …