Should Law Keep Pace with Society? Relative Update Rates Determine the Co-Evolution of Institutional Punishment and Citizen Contributions to Public Goods

Should Law Keep Pace with Society? Relative Update Rates Determine the Co-Evolution of Institutional Punishment and Citizen Contributions to Public Goods

Until recently, theorists considering the evolution of human cooperation have paid little attention to institutional punishment, a defining feature of large-scale human societies. Compared to individually-administered punishment, institutional punishment offers a unique potential advantage: the abil...

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Main Authors: Daria Roithmayr, Alexander Isakov, David Rand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:Games
Subjects:
social evolution
cooperation
punishment
institutions
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4336/6/2/124

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