Fairness, spite, and intentions: Testing different motives behind punishment in a prisoners’ dilemma game

Charlotte Klempt

Economics Letters, 2012, vol. 116, issue 3, 429-431

Abstract: This paper differentiates between three motives behind punishment in a social dilemma: minimizing inequalities, retaliation against unfair acts, and spitefulness. The experiment shows that cooperators and defectors differently respond to intentions and thereby substantiates Falk et al. (2005)’s findings.

Keywords: Intentions; Fairness; Spitefulness; Sanctioning; Cooperation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 C92 D63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.048

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