Sticks and carrots: Two incentive mechanisms supporting intra-group cooperation

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2009
Volume: 102
Issue: 3
Pages: 177-180

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0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

In this note, we introduce two distinct incentive mechanisms that support dynamic intra-group cooperation in the context of prisoner's dilemma payoffs: rewards for cooperating, and punishments for defection, where the rewarding or punishing party may be outside the relationship.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:102:y:2009:i:3:p:177-180
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25