Strict or graduated punishment? Effect of punishment strictness on the evolution of cooperation in continuous public goods games.

Whether costly punishment encourages cooperation is one of the principal questions in studies on the evolution of cooperation and social sciences. In society, punishment helps deter people from flouting rules in institutions. Specifically, graduated punishment is a design principle for long-enduring...

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Main Authors: Hajime Shimao, Mayuko Nakamaru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3610843?pdf=render