The punishment that sustains cooperation is often coordinated and costly

Samuel Bowles; Robert Boyd; Sarah Mathew; Peter J. Richerson

doi:10.1017/S0140525X1100118X

The punishment that sustains cooperation is often coordinated and costly

Samuel Bowles, Robert Boyd, Sarah Mathew, Peter J. Richerson

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Abstract

Experiments are not models of cooperation; instead, they demonstrate the presence of the ethical and other-regarding predispositions that often motivate cooperation and the punishment of free-riders. Experimental behavior predicts subjects' cooperation in the field. Ethnographic studies in small-scale societies without formal coercive institutions demonstrate that disciplining defectors is both essential to cooperation and often costly to the punisher.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	20-21
Number of pages	2
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	35
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X1100118X
State	Published - Feb 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Physiology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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