While folk theorems for dynamic renewable common pool resource games sustain cooperation as an equilibrium, the …

. This raises the important issue of just how such voluntary cooperation might be obtained. In this paper, we explore the …

fosters cooperation. We study a population comprised of "thick-skinned" and "thin-skinned" agents by using an indirect … evolution model that combines rational choice in strategic interactions with evolutionary selection across generations. We find … ways in which rationality hinders the evolution of the relatively vulnerable and peaceful type of agent. …

preferences are endogenous and account for the evolution of cooperation when all the players are initially entirely selfish. In … social openness. The simulations we carried out led to strongly consistent results with regard to the evolution of player … frequency of cooperation. In the long run, cooperation turns out to be the strategic choice that obtains the best performances …

the evolution of cooperative behaviour in humans and other species. Many effective mechanisms and promotive scenarios have … cooperation research is presented, followed by two new objections to such an exclusive focus on PD-based models of social … cooperation themselves came to cooperate: Behavioural and/or psychological mechanisms which evolved for other, possibly more …

groups but where entrepreneurs have a desire for cooperation and peace. We assert that it is members of the elites who start …

observe surprisingly high levels of cooperation and altruism within groups in conflict situations such as civil wars. We …

. This raises the important issue of just how such voluntary cooperation might be obtained. In this paper, we explore the …

cooperation or defection. If both players approve the other's choice, the outcome is the one they chose, whereas if either one … inspired by the Cold War doctrine of mutually assured destruction). Experimentally, we find that the cooperation rate with the … cooperation in SPEWDS, but not in NE or SPNE. …