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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Main Authors: Burton-Chellew, M, West, S
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2012