The success of a country's anti-corruption policies can crucially depend on the citizens' beliefs about the existing … participants in an experiment. Our results suggest that Basu's "Republic of Beliefs" idea provides a critical insight in policy … formulation; Merely introducing an anti-corruption law is not sufficient in aiding the country towards the desired equilibrium …

the use of loaded language significantly reduces the incidence of bribery and increases the level of punishment …. Punishment of bribery leads to reduced bribery in future. The evidence suggests that this game captures essential features of a … history of past play has little effect on the level of corruption. …

corruption. For this purpose, we designed and ran a lab experiment in Bonn (Germany) and Shanghai (China) with exactly the same … symmetric and asymmetric punishment regimes for bribery, one may wonder which punishment strategy is more effective in curbing … design. The results show that, in both countries, with symmetric punishment recipients are less likely to grant the socially …

Do crackdowns on bribery exacerbate corruption in the long run? In this paper, we observe the long-run impact of a … short-term punishment institution (i.e. a crackdown) on bribery. We conduct lab experiments in two countries with cultures … that differ in corruption norms, and have very different levels of bribery: US and Pakistan. Bribery is implemented in the …

) 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 …

Ostracism, or exclusion by peers, has been practiced since ancient times as a severe form of punishment against … behavior and the functioning of a social group. We present data from a laboratory experiment, in which participants face a … form of punishment and decreases theft by excluded members once they are re-admitted into the group. However, it also leads …

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 …

This paper deals with the subject of third-party punishment. The paper compares, by means of an economic experiment …, punishment by a third party (Stand-Alone case) with punishment by third parties (In-Group environment). This deliberate … introduction of a second potential punisher is neither subtle nor marginal. Shifting punishment choices into this “enlarged …

issues in a theory-guided lab experiment. Easily attainable ("belief-based") protection indeed leads to more reports, both …

issues in a theory-guided lab experiment. Easily attainable ("belief-based") protection indeed leads to more reports, both …