Strategies of cooperation and punishment among students and clerical workers |
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| Institution: | 1. Associate Professor, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, CA;2. Physical Therapist, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, CA;3. Physical Rehabilitation Aide, Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, San Diego, CA;1. Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, 727 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, R3E 3P5, Canada;2. Department of Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences Centre, MS673-820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, R3A 1R9, Canada;3. Department of Medicine, 820 Sherbrook Street, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, R3A 1R9, Canada;4. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, 3535 Research Road, Calgary, T2L 2K8, Canada;5. School of Pharmacy, Chapman University, 9401 Jeronimo Road, Irvine, California, 92618, USA |
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| Abstract: | We study the individual behavior of students and workers in an experiment where they repeatedly face the same cooperative task. The data show that clerical workers differ from college students in overall cooperation rates, strategy adoption and use of punishment opportunities. Students cooperate more than workers. Cooperation increases in both subject pools when a personal punishment option is available. Students are less likely than workers to adopt strategies of unconditional defection, and more likely to select strategies of conditional cooperation. Finally, students are more likely than workers to sanction uncooperative behavior by adopting decentralized punishment, and also personal punishment when available. |
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