Learning and evolution of altruistic preferences in the Centipede Game

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Year: 2013
Volume: 85
Issue: C
Pages: 112-117

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Several studies show that evolution favors non-selfish preferences only if preference types are observable. We present a new evolutionary scenario applied to the Centipede Game, where we adopt self-confirming equilibrium to capture behavior. We show that altruism may be evolutionarily successful even if preferences are unobservable.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jeborg:v:85:y:2013:i:c:p:112-117
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-25