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Mediation is a popular process to prevent conflicts over common resources, but there is little clean insight into its effectiveness and mechanisms. Our experimental approach allows for a comprehensive analysis of third-party intervention into potential conflicts and circumvents key problems linked to the analysis of field data. A mediator who credibly threatens punishment in the case of uncooperative behavior achieves the efficient solution in most cases. Similar results are obtained even if the mediator is biased toward one party or has no incentive to intervene. When cooperation fails, communication without credible punishment threats leads to particularly low payouts for the "losing" party. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright holder.]

In an important yet under-reported speech to the Kuwait Parliament, Prime Minister David Cameron made a plea to southern Mediterranean and Gulf states to move towards greater economic freedom, rule of law, and the other norms of universal, not necessarily western, values and human rights. The question now is how to translate that vision into reality? One way would be to create a British Foundation for Democracy Development to promote open economics, support competing democratic political movements, and offer contacts and cash to civil society organizations promoting judicial and media independence, free trade unions and women's rights, and non-governmental organisations promoting democracy. Adapted from the source document.

Mediation is a popular process to prevent conflicts over common resources, but there is little clean insight into its effectiveness and mechanisms. Our experimental approach allows for a comprehensive analysis of third-party intervention into potential conflicts and circumvents key problems linked to the analysis of field data. A mediator who credibly threatens punishment in the case of uncooperative behavior achieves the efficient solution in most cases. Similar results are obtained even if the mediator is biased toward one party or has no incentive to intervene. When cooperation fails, communication without credible punishment threats leads to particularly low payouts for the "losing" party.

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