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Selfish altruism, fierce cooperation and the emergence of cooperative equilibria from passing and shooting

Askitas, Nikos - 2014

There is continuing debate about what explains cooperation and self-sacrifice in nature and in particular in humans. This paper suggests a new way to think about this famous problem. I argue that, for an evolutionary biologist as well as a quantitative social scientist, the triangle of two...

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The indoctrination game

Ikan, Lotem; Lagziel, David - 2023

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Market failure vs. system failure as a rationale for EU regional policy? : a critique from an evolutionary economic perspective

Schmidt, Peter - 2015 - Draft

alternative evolutionary explanation of EU regional policy which is able to overcome the theory-immanent contradiction of the …

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Evolution and the growth process : natural selection of entrepreneurial traits

Galor, Oded; Michalopulos, Stelios - 2012

This research suggests that a Darwinian evolution of entrepreneurial spirit played a significant role in the process of economic development and the dynamics of inequality within and across societies. The study argues that entrepreneurial spirit evolved non-monotonically in the course of human...

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On market forces and human evolution

Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2002

This paper studies how an institution such as markets affects the evolution of mankind. My key point is that the forces of natural selection are made weaker because trade allows people to specialize in those activities where they are strong, and to offset their weaknesses by purchasing adequate...

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Initial luck, status-seeking and snowballs lead to corporate success and failure

Glazer, Amihai (contributor); Kanniainen, Vesa (contributor) - 2004

Corporate success often resembles a snowball. We show how initial luck in hiring talented people, the resulting technological advantage, superior corporate culture, and status-seeking by workers can make small initial differences generate large differences over time.

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The evolutionary stability of moral objections to free riding

Güth, Werner; Nitsan, Shemuʾel - 1995

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Complexity : a review of the classics

Furtado, Bernardo Alves; Sakowski, Patrícia Alessandra … - 2015

This text was written as part of the project Modelling of Complex Systems for Public Policy. It reviews the classical authors who jointly contributed to establish the elements of what could constitute a "science of complexity". Based on the original writings of these authors, the text discusses...

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How Darwinian should an economy be?

Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2014

This paper studies aggregate dynamics in a cobweb model where learning takes place through a selection mechanism, by which more successful firms are replicated at a higher rate. The structure of the model allows to characterize analytically the aggregate dynamics, and to compute the effect on...

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Towards a theory and policy of eco-innovation : neoclassical and (co-)evolutionary perspectives

Rennings, Klaus - 1998

approaches have their merits and limits concerning a theory and policy of ecoinnovation. Neoclassical methods are most elaborated … question is if innovations toward sustainability can be treated like normal innovations or if a specific theory and policy are … social and institutional innovation in both eco-innovation theory and policy. …

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