We use an experiment to test the hypothesis that groups consisting of like-minded cooperators are able to cooperate … irrespective of punishment and therefore have a lower demand for a costly punishment institution than groups of like-minded free … riders, who are unable to cooperate without punishment. We also predict that the difference in the demand for punishment is …

We use an experiment to test the hypothesis that groups consisting of like-minded cooperators are able to cooperate … irrespective of punishment and therefore have a lower demand for a costly punishment institution than groups of like-minded free … riders, who are unable to cooperate without punishment. We also predict that the difference in the demand for punishment is …

implemented by the players. Institutional costs, remaining free‐riding incentives, and a lack of learning opportunities are the …

implemented by the players. Institutional costs, remaining free‐riding incentives, and a lack of learning opportunities are the …

absence of group deliberation − affects the choice. The experiment utilizes the Interdependent Security Dilemma paradigm. In …

We explore in an experiment what leads to the breakdown of partnerships. Subjects are assigned a partner and …

of punishment. In our experiment, subjects can steal from another participant's payoff. Deterrent incentives vary across …Crime has to be punished, but does punishment reduce crime? We conduct a neutrally framed laboratory experiment to test … the deterrence hypothesis, namely that crime is weakly decreasing in deterrent incentives, i.e. severity and probability …

of punishment. In our experiment, subjects can steal from another participant's payoff. Deterrent incentives vary across …Crime has to be punished, but does punishment reduce crime? We conduct a neutrally framed laboratory experiment to test … the deterrence hypothesis, namely that crime is weakly decreasing in deterrent incentives, i.e. severity and probability …

dictator game. In our experiment teams are more selfish than individuals, and the most selfish team member has the strongest …