-1367), who study cooperation and punishment in sixteen subject pools from six different world cultures (as classified by … cultural background relative to individual heterogeneity and group-level differences in cooperation. We find that culture has a … substantial influence on the extent of cooperation, in addition to individual heterogeneity and group-level differences identified …

scarcer and hence competitive pressure is higher. By contrast, levels of cooperation are very similar across areas. This … indicates that scarcity does not hamper cooperation, at least as long as a subsurvival level has not been exceeded. Our data …

hence competitive pressure is higher. By contrast, levels of cooperation are very similar across areas. This indicates that … scarcity does not hamper cooperation, at least as long as a sub-survival level has not been reached. Our data further reveal a …

-temporal ingredient, we generate an outcome-based model which focuses on the conflict between cooperation towards social efficiency and … competition for the individual relative standing. We build on the argument that cooperative (competitive) patterns are more likely … implies that more patient individuals are more willing to get involved in cooperative affairs while more impatient individuals …

Understanding the proximate and ultimate sources of human cooperation is a fundamental issue in all behavioural … sciences. In this article we review the experimental evidence on how people solve cooperation problems. Existing studies show … without doubt that direct and indirect reciprocity are important determinants of successful cooperation. We also discuss the …

We experimentally investigate the nature of cooperation in various repeated games, with subjects from Romania and USA …. We find stark cross-country differences in the propensity to sustain multilateral cooperation through bilateral rewards …