Transparency and accountability are often regarded as crucial for good governance and the efficient organization of … public affairs. To systematically explore the impact of transparency and accountability on cooperation, we conduct a series … not change. Finally full transparency of all agents actions creates full accountability as it allows targeted punishment …

contribution transparency. We find a high amount of abuse across all conditions. More power led to more abuse over time, while … transparency could only curb abuse in the high power conditions. These findings highlight the dangers of power centralization, but … suggest a more complex relation of power and transparency …

contribution transparency. We find a high amount of abuse across all conditions. More power led to more abuse over time, while … transparency could only curb abuse in the high power conditions. These findings highlight the dangers of power centralization, but … suggest a more complex relation of power and transparency …

two effects of increased transparency: on the one hand, early movers are more likely to cooperate in order to encourage … those who observe them to cooperate. On the other hand, as transparency increases, later movers are less likely to cooperate … cooperation as full transparency. In a linear public good, where agents lose in monetary terms by contributing to the public good …