Arbeitspapier
On the evolution of altruism
We demonstrate how altruism can flourish in a population of nonaltruists. We assume that each individual plays a one-shot prisoner's dilemma game with his or her sibling and that the probability than an individual survives to reproduce is proportional to his or her payoff in this game. We model the formation of couples and the rule of imitation of parents and of nonparents. We then ask what happens to the proportion of altruists in the population. We specify a case where the unique and stable equilibrium is one in which the entire population will consist of altruists.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Reihe Ökonomie / Economics Series ; No. 46
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Relation of Economics to Social Values
Microeconomics: General
- Thema
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altruism
evolution
imitation
equilibrium
Altruismus
Theorie
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Stark, Oded
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)
- (wo)
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Vienna
- (wann)
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1997
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Stark, Oded
- Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)
Entstanden
- 1997
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