We investigate experimentally whether the extent of conditional cooperation in public good games depends on the … leads and three follow. Even though we observe less conditional cooperation for an MPCR of 0.2, the prevalence of … conditional cooperation remains relatively stable to changes in the MPCR and game timing. In contrast, the level of MPCR has a …

We study how punishment influences conditional cooperation. We ask two questions: 1) how does conditional cooperation … change if a subject can be punished and 2) how does conditional cooperation change if a subject has the power to punish … cooperation. We find that the possibility of being punished increases the strength of conditional cooperation. At the same time …

We study the stability of voluntary cooperation in response to varying group growth rates. Using a laboratory public … cooperation. We then study the effect of exogenously varying growth rates on cooperation. Slow growth yields higher cooperation …-reinforcing beliefs persisting under slower growth. Allowing incumbent group members to select growth rates also sustains high cooperation …

We examine gender differences in trust in another party's cooperation (CC) or its ability (AC). While men and women do … not differ concerning trust in cooperation, gender has a strong influence when trust in another subject's ability is … required. -- trust ; gender ; experiment ; cooperation ; ability ; stereotypes …

In this paper we show experimentally that conditional cooperation, a phenomenon described in the private provision of … determines if they overcome a rival group. This environment allows us to identify new determinants of conditional cooperation. We … observe conditional cooperation in successful groups and in groups where members contribute more than rivals (even if they …

cooperation in the presence of "multi-directedness," whereby people's preferences depend on their psychological motives. People …

cooperation in the presence of "multi-directedness", whereby people's preferences depend on their psychological motives. People …

cooperation in the presence of "multi-directedness," whereby people's preferences depend on their psychological motives. People …

characterize cooperation. We then argue that this mechanism is applicable to a wide range of economic questions and illustrate this …