Until recently, theorists considering the evolution of human cooperation have paid little attention to institutional … maximize compliance? We investigate this question by modeling the co-evolution of law and cooperation in a public goods game …' updating of their contribution strategy and observe the effect on Citizen cooperation. We find that when States have unlimited …

Explaining human cooperation in large groups of non-kin is a major challenge to both rational choice theory and the … theory of evolution. Recent research suggests that group cooperation can be explained by positing that cooperators can punish … information conditions, where cheating is less obvious, punishment is much less effective in enforcing cooperation. Evidently, the …

dual-processing and the origins of human cooperation. …

cooperation flourish, and withholding punishment makes cooperation collapse. In less cooperative social environments, where … antisocial punishment has been detected, punishment was detrimental to cooperation. The success of punishment in enhancing … cooperation was explained as deterrence of free riders by cooperative strong reciprocators, who were willing to pay the cost of …

taxation. In addition, we find that local social interaction among subgroups of participants also boosts cooperation. …

Previous research on cooperation has primarily focused on egalitarian interactions, overlooking a fundamental feature …-group conflict, individuals who possess high rank or power tend to show less cooperation. How, then, is cooperation achieved within … cooperation and strategies, such as punishment and gossip, to promote cooperation in social dilemmas. In two studies involving …