In three distinct disciplines, crime and punishment are studied experimentally: in empirical legal studies, in …

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

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

. -- formal sanctions ; informal sanctions ; experiment ; voting ; cooperation ; punishment …

, even if punishment is costly. However, these studies focus on situations where there is no uncertainty about others …' behavior. We investigate punishment in a world with “reasonable doubt” about others' contributions. Interestingly, people … level of a setting without punishment. Our findings suggest that sufficient information accuracy about others' behavior is …

, even if punishment is costly. However, these studies focus on situations where there is no uncertainty about others …' behavior. We investigate punishment in a world with “reasonable doubt” about others' contributions. Interestingly, people … some non-trivial degree of noise, punishment (1) cannot maintain high contributions and (2) reduces welfare even below the …

party punishment. Status is conveyed by surname; half of the third parties face dictators with a noble name and half face …'s decisions to use economic punishment, and that this holds true in situations where reputation or strategic concerns have no … importance. -- Status ; punishment ; discrimination …

’ truth telling is absolute or depends on the size of a lie. In a laboratory experiment we compare punishment for different … violation ; punishment ; experiment …

controlled conditions, we have conducted a public goods experiment with central punishment. The authority is neutral - she does … not benefit from contributions to the public good. Punishment is costly. Along with the punishment decisions the authority … writes justifications for her decisions. In the Baseline, authorities are requested to justify punishment decisions, but the …