Prosocial preferences do not explain human cooperation in public-goods games

It has become an accepted paradigm that humans have "prosocial preferences" that lead to higher levels of cooperation than those that would maximize their personal financial gain. However, the existence of prosocial preferences has been inferred post hoc from the results of economic games,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Burton-Chellew, M, West, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2012