The economics and evolution of heroic behavior
This study uses a simulation model to explore the causes of ‘extreme civil heroism’: risking one’s life to help a stranger. The model uses a mixture of traditional economic thinking (based on rational self-interest) and human behavioral ecology (based on natural selection). Simulated agents choose b...
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| Language: | English |
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General Association of Economists from Romania
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Theoretical and Applied Economics |
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http://store.ectap.ro/articole/1674.pdf
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