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- Authors
- Gintis, H., Bowles, S., Boyd, R., & Fehr, E.
- Affiliations
- Santa Fe Institute (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Gintis, Herbert
- Venue
- Evolution and Human Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2003-05
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 153-172
- ISSN
- 1090-5138 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2150844554
- Cited by
- 1,037
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 31 · 2023: 37 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 49 · 2020: 42 · 2019: 44 · 2018: 38 · 2017: 39 · 2016: 59 · 2015: 64 · 2014: 58 · 2013: 50 · 2012: 71
- FWCI
- 134.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Evolution and Human Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Santa Fe Institute
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Keywords
- strong reciprocity, altruism, cooperation, evolutionarily stable strategy, kin selection, reciprocal altruism, human evolution, public goods, tax compliance, wage determination, local environmental protection
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