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Identity, Cooperation, and Punishment Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics Kendra N. McLeish () (University of Calgary)
Robert J. Oxoby () (University of Calgary and IZA)
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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.
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