support near e¡Ë cient levels of contributions to a public good. Cooperation may also be supported if altruistic individuals … cooperation may be less than additive. Using a utility function embodying both reciprocity and altruism we show that unconditional … contribution costs and punishment costs. The range over which altruism inhibits cooperation and reduces material payo¢´s is greater …

support near efficient levels of contributions to a public good. Cooperation may also be supported if altruistic individuals … cooperation may be less than additive. Using a utility function embodying both reciprocity and altruism we show that unconditional … contribution costs and punishment costs. The range over which altruism inhibits cooperation and reduces material payoffs is greater …

that cooperation stems not from the stereotypical selfish agent acting out of disguised self-interest but from the presence … implications of this explanation for cooperation. Chapter authors in the remaining parts of the book discuss the behavioral ecology … of cooperation in humans and nonhuman primates, modeling and testing strong reciprocity in economic scenarios, and …

: the higher the degree of market integration and the higher the payoffs to cooperation in everyday life, the greater the …