Arbeitspapier
Why the rich are nastier than the poor: A note on optimal punishment
Studying evolutionarily successful behavior we show in a general framework that when individuals maximizing payoff differentials invest resources in punishing others. Interestingly, these investments are increasing in individuals, own wealth and decreasing in the wealth of others.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: SFB 373 Discussion Paper ; No. 1998,8
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Huck, Steffen
Müller, Wieland
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Humboldt University of Berlin, Interdisciplinary Research Project 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes
- (where)
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Berlin
- (when)
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1998
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-10056426
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Huck, Steffen
- Müller, Wieland
- Humboldt University of Berlin, Interdisciplinary Research Project 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes
Time of origin
- 1998
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