Incomplete punishment networks, heterogeneity, and cooperation in public good experiments

Hui-Chun Peng and Yi-Hsuan Fan

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2023, vol. 107, issue C

Abstract: This study conducts laboratory experiments to explore the effect of punishment on public good contributions when individuals have heterogeneous marginal per capita returns on the public good under different punishment networks. According to the experimental results, we find that the structure of punishment network affects the contribution decision and punishment behavior. Among the punishment networks investigated in this study, the circle and homo-pairwise punishment networks have significantly higher effectiveness at improving the cooperation level. We also find that the complete punishment network leads to lower punishment severity and efficiency than the incomplete punishment networks.

Keywords: Public good; Punishment; Networks; Heterogeneity; Laboratory experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C91 C92 H41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2023.102091

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