Conditional Punishment

Kamei, Kenju (2014): Conditional Punishment.

Abstract

We elicit human conditional punishment types by conducting experiments. We find that their punishment decisions to an individual are on average significantly positively proportional to other members’ punishment decisions to that individual.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: cooperation, punishment, experiments
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C9 - Design of Experiments > C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C9 - Design of Experiments > C92 - Laboratory, Group Behavior; D - Microeconomics > D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making > D70 - General; H - Public Economics > H4 - Publicly Provided Goods > H41 - Public Goods

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