Group Size, Coordination, and the Effectiveness of the Punishment Mechanism in the VCM: An Experimental Investigation
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Keywords
Experiment; Public Good; Punishment; Large Groups;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2011-11-07 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-EVO-2011-11-07 (Evolutionary Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2011-11-07 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-GTH-2011-11-07 (Game Theory)
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