Identity, cooperation, and punishment
By: by Kendra N. McLeish, Robert J. Oxoby.
Contributors: Oxoby, Robert J.
Series: Discussion paper -- no. 2572; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) -- no. 2572
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Group identity.; Cooperation.
Description: "Among economists, there is increased recognition of the role individuals' identities play in decision-making. In this paper, we conduct laboratory experiments in which we explore the motivations for and the effects of group identity. We find that negative out-group opinion (acting as an inter-group identity threat) can motivate in-group/out-group effects in a simple bargaining context. Further, our results suggest that disparagement of group norms by members of the in-group (acting as an intra-group identity threat) increases the use of costly punishment within the in-group"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
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