, 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 …

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

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 …

, 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 …

the punishment probability, but the quality of evidence does have an impact. Potential violators' decisions are strongly … influenced by the expected punishment probability but not by the level of the sanction. …

individuals jointly decides how strong a third-party punishment to impose. It also shows that this punishment behavior is robust …

simple experiment in order to learn how people understand punishment and to ascertain whether such legitimacy exists.We find …The ‘equal punishment for the same crime' principle is generally agreed upon – yet its implementation differs radically … depending on whether the punishment is measured purely in nominal terms or the subjective perspective of the punishee is …