311 research outputs found
Partial Coercion, Conditional Cooperation, and Self-Commitment in Voluntary Contributions to Public Goods
Survey Evidence on Conditional Norm Enforcement
We discuss survey evidence on individuals' willingness to sanction norm violations - such as evading taxes, drunk driving, fare dodging, or skiving o work - by expressing disapproval or social exclusion. Our data suggest that people condition their sanctioning behavior on their belief about the frequency of norm violations. The more commonly a norm violation is believed to occur, the lower the individuals' inclination to punish it. Based on an instrumental variable approach, we demonstrate that this pattern reflects a causal relationship
A Caseworker Like Me - Does the Similarity between Unemployed and Caseworker Increase Job Placements?
Comparison of potential growth rates of Ceratium hirundinella with observed population density changes
Ceratium hirundinella cells in Lake Constance divided during the second half of the night. Growth rates are calculated from the fraction of cells undergoing cell division. Potential growth rates are compared with observed changes in population density. The discrepancy between both is discussed as a possible function of fungal parasitism
Who Carries the Burden of Reproductive Health and AIDS Programs? - Evidence from OECD Donor Countries
Intra-family Transfers in Japan: Intergenerational Co-residence, Distance, and Contact
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