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In this work, we explore the role of learning dynamics and social norms in human cooperation on networks. We study the …-positioned at each game iteration. Our results show that the network structure does not affect the dynamics of cooperation, which …
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This paper examines the hypothesis that cooperation depends on the aspirations that individuals hold for their … rural areas can shape community aspirations and increase cooperation among rural communities in Zambia. The results of a lab … video that presents village life while the collective action video does not affect cooperation. When both contributors watch …
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This paper investigates the driving forces behind informal sanctions in cooperation games and the extent to which … theories of fairness and reciprocity capture these forces. We find that cooperators' punishment is almost exclusively targeted … between different fairness principles. Fairness theories that are based on the assumption that players compare their own …
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Do people conform to social norms at least partly to signal their social preferences? Using a vignette experiment, we find that parents who do not marry off their under-age daughters in Malawian villages where child marriage is prevalent are perceived as less altruistic, reciprocal, and...
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In Malawi, only 5% of parents state that the right age for a woman to marry is below 18, but 42% of girls get married before they reach that legal age. We document that social image concerns are likely an important mechanism behind that wedge: where the prevalence of child marriage is high,...
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We develop a formal model of social duties. Duties to respect entitlements (duties of justice) differ from duties to … portable version derives entitlements from situational characteristics. Utility functions obtain kinks where duties of justice …
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