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Lab support for strong reciprocity is weak: Punishing for reputation rather than cooperation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 January 2012
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Strong reciprocity is not the only account that can explain costly punishment in the lab; it can also be explained by reputation-based accounts. We discuss these two accounts and suggest what kinds of evidence would support the two different alternatives. We conclude that the current evidence favors a reputation-based account of costly punishment.
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