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Social networks, norm-enforcing ties and cooperation

Renan Goetz & Jorge Marco

Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination2025https://doi.org/10.1007/s11403-024-00435-xarticle
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Abstract

We study cooperation and group pressure on social networks by introducing a new concept termed norm-enforcing ties. By combining network characteristics and agents’ actions, direct and indirect norm-enforcing ties extend and refine the concept of social ties as well as the role of the tightness of a group as drivers of group pressure and cooperation. The results show that a strong commitment by agents with collective interests, or a high degree of confrontation between agents minimizes the effect of indirect norm-enforcing ties on cooperation. The analysis in terms of the agent’s utility reveals that an increase in indirect norm-enforcing ties does not necessarily lead to a decrease in the critical mass of compliers supporting cooperation. We demonstrate that network-oriented policies are more efficient in promoting cooperation than are standard economic policy instruments when the expected value of direct norm-enforcing ties is sufficiently large compared to the tightness of the group. Otherwise, standard economic policy instruments are more efficient.

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@article{renan2025,
  title        = {{Social networks, norm-enforcing ties and cooperation}},
  author       = {Renan Goetz & Jorge Marco},
  journal      = {Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s11403-024-00435-x},
}

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0.44

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.32 × 0.4 = 0.13
M · momentum0.57 × 0.15 = 0.09
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
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