The standard method when analyzing the problem of cooperation using evolutionary game theory is to assume that people … illustrate how reputation based choice of opponents can explain both the emergence and deterioration of cooperation. We show that … empirical and experimental evidence of cooperation is consistent with our hypothesis that people behave so as to minimize the …

In this study, we estimate unadjusted and adjusted gender gap in time preference, risk attitudes, altruism, trust …, trustworthiness, cooperation and competitiveness using data on 1088 high-school students from 53 classes. These data, collected by … patience, time inconsistency and cooperation at the 5% significance level. We also show that these initial gender differences …

pillar is internalized norms of cooperation, sustained by emotions such as guilt and shame. The second pillar is the … motivation can sustain cooperation if enough people cooperate but can jeopardise social order if many others follow selfish …

The standard method when analyzing the problem of cooperation using evolutionary game theory is to assume that people … illustrate how reputation based choice of opponents can explain both the emergence and deterioration of cooperation. We show that … empirical and experimental evidence of cooperation is consistent with our hypothesis that people behave so as to minimize the …

views is on the internet, which has enabled new venues for interaction and cooperation. Here I study an internet … hypothesize on the sources of such wide-ranging cooperation. I then consider several alternative explanations: low cost, gain from …

punishment costs. The negative effect of altruism on cooperation and material payoffs is greater the stronger is the reciprocity … when group members have opportunities to punish low contributors. Cooperation may also be supported if individuals are … embodying both reciprocity and altruism we show that unconditional altruism towards other members attenuates the punishment …