Probabilistic sharing solves the problem of costly punishment

Probabilistic sharing solves the problem of costly punishment

Cooperators that refuse to participate in sanctioning defectors create the second-order free-rider problem. Such cooperators will not be punished because they contribute to the public good, but they also eschew the costs associated with punishing defectors. Altruistic punishers—those that cooperate...

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Main Authors: Xiaojie Chen, Attila Szolnoki, Matjaž Perc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
Subjects:
social dynamics
networks
punishment
public goods
econophysics
87.23.Ge
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/8/083016

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