Carrot or stick?

Simon Gächter

Nature, 2012, vol. 483, issue 7387, 39-40

Abstract: Rewards and punishments can cajole people into cooperating, but they are costly to implement. A theoretical study finds that, when participation in group activities is optional, punishing uncooperative behaviour is the cheaper method.

Date: 2012
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