We study the effects of voluntary participation on cooperation in collective action problems. Voluntary participation … may foster cooperation through an entry mechanism, which leads to assortative selection of interaction partners, or an …

We use experimental methods to investigate whether pledges of commitment can improve cooperation in endogenously … findings show that pledges of commitment alone can increase cooperation and welfare in committed partnerships. The introduction … partnerships fall solely on the individual choosing to break up, pledges of commitment fail to improve cooperation and welfare. …

We study the effects of voluntary participation on cooperation in collective action problems. Voluntary participation … may foster cooperation through a mechanism of assortative selection of interaction partners based on false consensus bias …

interaction impacts cooperation within groups and surplus distribution. We developed and tested experimentally a Surplus … Allocation Game where cooperation of four agents is needed to produce surplus, but only two have the power to allocate it among … distributors and receivers. While behavior at the group level is diverse for surplus allocation and amount of cooperation …

Pledges feature in international climate cooperation since the 2015 Paris Agreement. We explore how differences in … the Paris Agreement, can leverage the power of trustworthiness to enhance cooperation. …