A growing experimental literature studies the endogenous choice of institutions to solve cooperation problems arising … of institutional choice. Almost all institutions improve cooperation if they are implemented, but they are not always … identified as important determinants of institutional choice. Cooperation tends to be higher under endogenously chosen …

While inequality in resource endowments has been shown to affect cooperation levels in groups, much of this evidence … payoff-irrelevant inequality in resources between groups on cooperation within equal groups. When all groups are poor or rich …

approach is based on the following six "aspects" of a player's behavior: round-1 cooperation, lenience, forgiveness, loyalty …

, contributors and administrators establish a stable interaction with cooperation matching the level from a comparable Public Goods … that cooperation breeds trustworthiness and vice versa and that one-time disruptions are particularly damaging in settings …

groups achieve a higher level of cooperation when they democratically select the partner matching protocol by voting …

dilemma game results in stage-one cooperation rates of between 95-100%. Content analysis of between opponent communication … focuses on the increased earnings cooperation can achieve, with minimal discussion of punishment for failing to cooperate …. Restoring cooperation after an early stage-game defection typically requires compensating the aggrieved player. Between opponent …

taxation. In addition, we find that local social interaction among subgroups of participants also boosts cooperation. …

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 …

This article theoretically and experimentally examines the twin problems of free-riding and coordination failure faced … reflect intertemporal coordination issues), current and upcoming upper bound demands (to incorporate the perishable nature of … probabilistic information (partial information). The theory predicts that if each individual maximizes the payoff-sum of all players …