The effects of contemporaneous peer punishment on cooperation with the future
Little is known about decentralized institutions that could facilitate cooperation for the sake of future generations. Here, the authors show that allowing for peer punishment within a generation is only partially successful in facilitating cooperation for the sake of later generations.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15661-7 |
| Summary: | Little is known about decentralized institutions that could facilitate cooperation for the sake of future generations. Here, the authors show that allowing for peer punishment within a generation is only partially successful in facilitating cooperation for the sake of later generations. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |