Altruistic punishment does not increase with the severity of norm violations in the field

Altruistic punishment does not increase with the severity of norm violations in the field

Lab experiments have shown that people will punish violators of social norms, with the severity of punishment increasing with the degree of violation. Here, Balafoutas et al. show that, outside of the lab, larger violations are not punished more severely and are associated with a greater risk of rep...

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Main Authors: Loukas Balafoutas, Nikos Nikiforakis, Bettina Rockenbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13327
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spelling doaj-83b59af401e94e0f8b788d1d3fa149f22021-05-11T10:52:29ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232016-11-01711610.1038/ncomms13327Altruistic punishment does not increase with the severity of norm violations in the fieldLoukas Balafoutas0Nikos Nikiforakis1Bettina Rockenbach2Department of Public Economics, University of InnsbruckDivision of Social Science, New York University Abu DhabiDepartment of Economics, University of CologneLab experiments have shown that people will punish violators of social norms, with the severity of punishment increasing with the degree of violation. Here, Balafoutas et al. show that, outside of the lab, larger violations are not punished more severely and are associated with a greater risk of reprisal.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13327
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description Lab experiments have shown that people will punish violators of social norms, with the severity of punishment increasing with the degree of violation. Here, Balafoutas et al. show that, outside of the lab, larger violations are not punished more severely and are associated with a greater risk of reprisal.
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