Does Mother Nature Punish Rotten Kids?

This paper studies the evolutionary game theory of parent-offspring conflict. It revisits a question posed by Gary Becker in economics and Richard Alexander in biology, namely "when do children act in accord with the reproductive interests of their parents?"

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Year of publication:	2001-06-22
Authors:	Bergstrom, Ted ; Bergstrom, Carl
Institutions:	EconWPA
Keywords:	biology evolutionary game theory parent-offspring conflict family economics

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Game Theory and Information.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Type of Document - TeX document in pdf; prepared on linux; to print on HP ; pages: 25; figures: included . 25 pages
Classification:	C7 - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory ; D8 - Information and Uncertainty
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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