The social side of Homo economicus.
- Rankin DJ Department of Biochemistry, University of Zürich, Building Y27, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland. d.rankin@bioc.uzh.ch
- 2010-11-20
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- Trends in ecology & evolution. - 2011
English
Many recent experiments in the field of behavioural economics appear to demonstrate a willingness of humans to behave altruistically, even when it is not in their interest to do so. This has led to the assertion that humans have evolved a special predisposition towards altruism. Recent studies have questioned this, and demonstrated that selfless cooperation does not hold up in controlled experiments. As I discuss here, this calls for more economic 'field experiments' and highlights the need for greater integration of the evolutionary and economic sciences.
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- DOI 10.1016/j.tree.2010.10.005
- PMID 21087808
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