Cooperation and cultural transmission in a coordination game

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

The aim of this paper is to analyze if cooperation can be the product of cultural evolution in a two-stage coordination game, consisting of a production stage followed by a negotiation phase. We present an overlapping generations model with cultural transmission of preferences where the distribution of preferences in the population and the strategies are determined endogenously and simultaneously. There are several groups in the society; some of them play cooperatively and others do not. Socialization takes place inside the group, but there is a positive rate of migration among groups which parents anticipate. Our main result shows that all groups converge to the cooperative equilibrium.

Object Details

• Extent: Seite(n): 188-201
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 72(1)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Wirtschaft ; Volkswirtschaftstheorie ; Migration

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Calabuig, Vicente ; Olcina, Gonzalo
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2009

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2009.05.005
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-293842
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST