Does Stake Size Matter for Cooperation and Punishment?

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 06-104/1

11 Pages Posted: 25 Nov 2006

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Martin G. Kocher

University of Vienna

Peter Martinsson

University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics

Martine Visser

Göteborg University

Date Written: November 2006

Abstract

The effects of stake size on cooperation and punishment are investigated using a public goods experiment. We find that an increase in stake size does neither significantly affect cooperation nor, interestingly, the level of punishment.

Keywords: experiment, public goods, punishment, stake size

JEL Classification: C72, C91, H41

Suggested Citation

Kocher, Martin G. and Martinsson, Peter and Visser, Martine, Does Stake Size Matter for Cooperation and Punishment? (November 2006). Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 06-104/1, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=946759 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.946759

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Martine Visser

Göteborg University ( email )

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