Evolutionary Norm Enforcement
18 Pages Posted: 28 Mar 2001
Date Written: August 2000
Abstract
Applying an indirect evolutionary approach with endogenous preference formation, we show that a legal system can induce players to reward trust even if material incentives dictate to exploit trust. By analyzing the crowding out or crowding in of trustworthiness implied by various verdict rules, we can assess how a court influences the share of kept promises of; truly; trustworthy players who evolutionarily evolved as trustworthy and of opportunistic players who are only trustworthy if inspired by material incentives.
JEL Classification: B4, D8, K0, K4
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Güth, Werner and Ockenfels, Axel, Evolutionary Norm Enforcement (August 2000). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=263344 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.263344
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