Altruism and Envy in Contests: An Evolutionarily Stable Symbiosis

Altruists and envious people who meet in contests are symbionts. They do better than a population of narrowly rational individuals. If there are only altruists and envious individuals, a particular mixture of altruists and envious individuals is evolutionarily stable.

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Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	Konrad, Kai A.
Institutions:	CESifo
Subject:	altruism \| envy \| contests \| evolutionary stability

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	CESifo Working Paper Series.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 825
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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