The Social Cost of Cheap Pseudonyms
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- 1 June 2001
- journal article
- Published by MIT Press in Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
- Vol. 10 (2) , 173-199
- https://doi.org/10.1162/105864001300122476
Abstract
We consider the problems of societal norms for cooperation and reputation when it is possible to obtain "cheap pseudonyms", something which is becoming quite common in a wide variety of interactions on the Internet. This introduces opportunities to misbehave without paying reputational consequences. A large degree of cooperation can still emerge, through a convention in which newcomers "pay their dues" by accepting poor treatment from players who have established positive reputations. One might ...Keywords
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