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Engel, Christoph, Beckenkamp, Martin, Gloeckner, Andreas, Irlenbusch, Bernd ORCID: 0000-0002-3433-2826, Hennig-Schmidt, Heike, Kube, Sebastian, Kurschilgen, Michael ORCID: 0000-0001-6109-4969, Morell, Alexander, Nicklisch, Andreas, Normann, Hans-Theo and Towfigh, Emanuel (2014). First impressions are more important than early intervention: Qualifying broken windows theory in the lab. Int. Rev. Law Econ., 37. S. 126 - 137. NEW YORK: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. ISSN 1873-6394

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Abstract

Broken windows: the metaphor has changed New York and Los Angeles. Yet it is far from undisputed whether the broken windows policy was causal for reducing crime. The scope of the theory is not confined to crime. The theory claims that crime is inextricably linked to social order more generally. In a series of lab experiments we put two components of this more general theory to the test. We show that first impressions and early punishment of antisocial behaviour are independently and jointly causal for cooperativeness. The effect of good first impressions and of early vigilance cannot be explained with, but adds to, participants' initial level of benevolence. Mere impression management is not strong enough to maintain cooperation. Cooperation stabilizes if good first impressions are combined with some risk of sanctions. Yet if we control for first impressions, early vigilance only has a small effect. The effect vanishes over time. (c) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Engel, Christoph UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Beckenkamp, Martin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Gloeckner, Andreas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Irlenbusch, Bernd UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-3433-2826 UNSPECIFIED Hennig-Schmidt, Heike UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kube, Sebastian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kurschilgen, Michael UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6109-4969 UNSPECIFIED Morell, Alexander UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Nicklisch, Andreas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Normann, Hans-Theo UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Towfigh, Emanuel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-445325
DOI:	10.1016/j.irle.2013.07.005
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. Rev. Law Econ.
Volume:	37
Page Range:	S. 126 - 137
Date:	2014
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1873-6394
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Center of Excellence C-SEB Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Business Administration > Corporate Development > Professorship for Business Administration, Corporate Development and Business Ethics
Subjects:	Economics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language NEW-YORK-CITY; CONDITIONAL COOPERATION; PUNISHMENT; CRIME; DISORDER; IMPACT; RECIPROCITY; HOMICIDE; HISTORY; POLICE Multiple languages Economics; Law Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/44532