Combining monetary and social sanctions to promote cooperation

Charles Noussair; Steven Tucker

doi:10.1093/ei/cbi045

Combining monetary and social sanctions to promote cooperation

Charles Noussair, Steven Tucker

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We employ an experimental approach to consider the impact of a combination of formal and informal sanctions on contribution levels for a specific type of public good. We find that when both sanctions are available, contributions and overall welfare are higher than when only one of the two sanctioning systems is available. The availability of an array of sanctions of varying severity appears to enhance welfare. (JEL C92).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	649-660
Number of pages	12
Journal	Economic Inquiry
Volume	43
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ei/cbi045
State	Published - Jul 2005
Externally published	Yes

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