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正式惩罚制度与非正式集中惩罚制度之间的互动
Interaction between formal punishment institution and informal centralized punishment institution
摘要
Human beings often combat the free-riding tendency by establishing punishment institutions in social dilemmas. This paper investigates the interaction between formal and informal punishment institutions and explores how their combination affects cooperation. The experiment incorporates the Formal Punishment Treatment (FT), Informal Punishment Treatment (IPT), and their combination (F&IPT) to analyze their impact on contributions to public goods. The results show that the combination of formal and informal punishment (F&IPT) leads to significantly higher contributions compared to both the formal punishment institution (FT) and the informal punishment institution (IPT) alone, demonstrating a complementary relationship between the two. This study highlights the complementary relationship between formal and informal punishment mechanisms in sustaining higher levels of cooperation in public goods provision.
中文摘要
人类常通过在社会困境中建立惩罚机制来遏制搭便车行为。本文研究了正式与非正式惩罚机制之间的相互作用，并探讨两者结合如何影响合作水平。实验设置了正式惩罚机制（FT）、非正式惩罚机制（IPT）及其组合机制（F&IPT），分析其对公共品贡献的影响。结果表明，正式与非正式惩罚的组合机制（F&IPT）带来的贡献水平显著高于单独使用正式惩罚机制（FT）或非正式惩罚机制（IPT），两者呈现互补关系。本研究揭示了正式与非正式惩罚机制在维持公共品供给中更高合作水平方面的互补性。