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Cooperation Among Strangers Under The Shadow Of The Future, Gabriele Camera, M. Casari
Cooperation Among Strangers Under The Shadow Of The Future, Gabriele Camera, M. Casari
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We study the emergence of norms of cooperation in experimental economies populated by strangers interacting indefinitely. Can these economies achieve full efficiency even without formal enforcement institutions? Which institutions for monitoring and enforcement facilitate cooperation? Finally, what classes of strategies do subjects employ? We find that, first, cooperation can be sustained even in anonymous settings; second, some type of monitoring and punishment institutions significantly promote cooperation; and, third, subjects mostly employ strategies that are selective in punishment.