Survey Evidence on Conditional Norm Enforcement

Traxler, Christian und Winter, Joachim (21. Januar 2009): Survey Evidence on Conditional Norm Enforcement. Münchener Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Beiträge (VWL) 2009-1

Abstract

We discuss survey evidence on individuals' willingness to sanction norm violations - such as evading taxes, drunk driving, fare dodging, or skiving o work - by expressing disapproval or social exclusion. Our data suggest that people condition their sanctioning behavior on their belief about the frequency of norm violations. The more commonly a norm violation is believed to occur, the lower the individuals' inclination to punish it. Based on an instrumental variable approach, we demonstrate that this pattern reflects a causal relationship.

• Dokumententyp: Paper
• Publikationsform: Submitted Version
• Keywords: Norm Enforcement, Sanctioning, Social Norms, Survey Evidence
• Fakultät: Volkswirtschaft ; Volkswirtschaft > Munich Discussion Papers in Economics ; Volkswirtschaft > Lehrstühle > Seminar für empirische Wirtschaftsforschung
• Themengebiete: 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 300 Sozialwissenschaft, Soziologie ; 300 Sozialwissenschaften > 330 Wirtschaft
• JEL Classification: K42, Z13, D1
• Sprache: Englisch