Social Dilemmas, Institutions, and the Evolution of Cooperation.

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I: Foundations -- Introduction -- Micro-Macro Models in Sociology: Antecedents of Coleman's Diagram -- Part II: Institutions -- The Kula Ring of Bronislaw Malinowski: Simulating the Co-Evolution of an Economic and Ceremonial Exchange System -- From the Savannah to the Magistrate's Court -- The Dependence of Human Cognitive and Motivational Processes on Institutional Systems -- Social Dilemmas and Solutions in Immunizations -- Part III: Social Norms -- When Do People Follow Norms and When Do They Pursue Their Interests? -- Personal Exposure to Unfavorable Environmental Conditions: Does it Stimulate Environmental Activism? -- Cooperation and Career Chances in Science -- Social Dilemmas in Science: Detecting Misconduct and Finding Institutional Solutions -- The Interplay of Social Status and Reciprocity -- Part IV: Peer-Sanctioning -- Types of Normative Conflicts and the Effectiveness of Punishment -- Social Status and Peer-Punishment: Findings from Two Road Traffic Field Experiments -- The Double Edge of Counter-Sanctions. Is Peer Sanctioning Robust to Counter-Punishment but Vulnerable to Counter-Reward? -- Diffusion of Responsibility in Norm Enforcement -- Endogenous Peer Punishment Institutions in Prisoner's Dilemmas: The Role of Noise -- Part V: Trust and Trustworthiness -- Cooperation and Distrust - a Contradiction? -- Signaling Theory Evolving: Signals and Signs of Trustworthiness in Social Exchange -- Trust and Promises as Friendly Advances -- Online Reputation in eBay Auctions: Damaging and Rebuilding Trustworthiness Through Feedback Comments from Buyers and Sellers -- Part VI: Game Theory -- Nash Dynamics, Meritocratic Matching, and Cooperation -- A Note on the Strategic Determination of the Required Number of Volunteers.

Is No News Bad News? A Hostage Trust Game with Incomplete Information and Fairness Considerations of the Trustee -- Part VII: Experimental Methods -- When Prediction Fails -- Measuring Social Preferences on Amazon Mechanical Turk -- Repetition Effects in Laboratory Experiments -- Notes on the Editors and Contributors.

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