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Altruism and Local Interaction

  • Jonas Hedlund
Published/Copyright: June 9, 2012
The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics
From the journal The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics Volume 12 Issue 1

This paper studies altruistic behavior in a model of local interaction. Individuals live on a circle and choose whether to altruistically provide a local public good. Choices are based on imitation of successful neighbors and experimentation. The public good is assumed to be less local than imitation. In the absence of experimentation altruism can prevail and coexist with egoism as long as the public good is non-global. With experimentation altruism persists in the long run only if the population is large relative to the reach of the public good.

Keywords: altruism; imitation; local interaction
Published Online: 2012-6-9

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https://doi.org/10.1515/1935-1704.1851
Keywords for this article
altruism; imitation; local interaction

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  1. Advances Article
  2. Seller Cheap Talk in Almost Common Value Auction
  3. Strategic Effects of Renegotiation-Proof Contracts
  4. Contributions Article
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  6. An Experimental Comparison of Sequential First- and Second-Price Auctions with Synergies
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  10. The Tennis Coach Problem: A Game-Theoretic and Experimental Study
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