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 … exclude members of their group by means of majority voting. Our main treatment features an environment with heterogeneity in …

Upholding cooperative norms via punishment is of central importance in organizations. But what effect does punishing … motive for the punishment. In Studies 1 and 2, we found that individuals who endorsed a consequentialist (versus …

The burgeoning literature on the use of sanctions to support public goods provision has largely neglected the use of … formal or centralized sanctions. We let subjects playing a linear public goods game vote on the parameters of a formal … interest in those parameters, voting patterns suggest significant influence of cooperative orientation, political attitudes …

punishment helps sustain cooperation if participants experience free-riding. -- deterrence ; public good experiment ; inequity …Sanctions are often so weak that a money maximizing individual would not be deterred. In this paper I show that they …) there is preference uncertainty. In a linear public good with punishment meted out by a disinterested participant, I test …

simple voting experiment, we show that many voters are willing to engage in voting as a form of punishment, even when voting … understanding of this form of costly punishment to help explain a puzzle of voting behavior: why do people who are indifferent …Altruistic punishment is a fundamental driver for cooperation in human interactions. In this paper, we expand our …