Reciprocal cooperation can be studied in the Centipede game, in which two players alternate in choosing between a … investigated cooperation in four Centipede games differing in their payoffs at the game's end (positive versus zero) and payoff … high payoff inequality were found to reduce cooperation significantly. Contrary to previous predictions, combining these …

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 …

Understanding the roots of human cooperation among strangers is of great importance for solving pressing social … dilemmas and maintening public goods in human societies. We study the development of cooperation in 929 young children, aged 3 … to 6. In a unified experimental framework, we examine which of three fundamental pillars of human cooperation – direct …

Understanding the roots of human cooperation among strangers is of great importance for solving pressing social … dilemmas and maintening public goods in human societies. We study the development of cooperation in 929 young children, aged 3 … to 6. In a unified experimental framework, we examine which of three fundamental pillars of human cooperation – direct …

’s choice. The results show that second mover cooperation is higher when the first mover has little control over their choice … mover cooperation and provide potential explanations for the experimental results. …

We study the development of cooperation in 929 young children, aged 3 to 6. In a unified experimental framework, we … examine pre-registered hypotheses about which of three fundamental pillars of human cooperation – direct and indirect … reciprocity, and third-party punishment – emerges earliest as a means to increase cooperation in a repeated prisoner's dilemma …