the effect of natural land productivity on the desirable level of cooperation in the agricultural sector. In early stages … of development, unfavorable land endowment enhanced the economic incentive for cooperation in the creation of … effects of cooperation on the intensive margin of agriculture, low land productivity countries lagged behind during the …

Surprisingly high levels of within-group cooperation are observed in conflict situations. Ex- periments confirm that … external threats lead to higher cooperation. The psychological literature suggests proximate explanations in the form of group … cooperation is a rational response to an external threat. We introduce a model in which groups vary in their willing- ness to help …

Informal, kin-based groups play an important role in developing country economies. I point out two facts: communities … model in which division of the community into non-interacting groups allows agents to support higher levels of cooperation … should be less cooperation between members of groups that make up a larger percentage of their communities. I discuss …

without cooperation with developed countries, technical assistance of the EU-PHARE program and a range of other programs. The … economy and the positive contribution from cooperation between Lithuania and industrialised countries in several areas overall …