The evolution of sanctioning institutions: an experimental approach to the social contract
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Keywords
Public goods; Experiments; Collective action; Punishment; Institution; Social learning; C73; C91; D03;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C73 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Stochastic and Dynamic Games; Evolutionary Games
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
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