Evolution of semi-Kantian preferences in two-player assortative interactions with complete and incomplete information and plasticity

I Alger, L Lehmann - Dynamic Games and Applications, 2023 - Springer
We model the evolution of preferences guiding behavior in pairwise interactions in group-
structured populations. The model uses long-term evolution theory to examine different …

Evolutionary models of preference formation

I Alger, JW Weibull - Annual Review of Economics, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The literature on the evolution of preferences of individuals in strategic interactions is vast
and diverse. We organize the discussion around the following question: Supposing that …

Evolutionary selection of socially sensitive preferences in random matching environments

D Menicucci, PL Sacco - Journal of Mathematical Sociology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper we study the evolutionary selection of socially sensitive preferences in the
context of reference interaction settings such as coordination failure and cooperation. We …

Partner Choice and Morality: Preference Evolution under Stable Matching

Z Wang, J Wu - arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.11504, 2023 - arxiv.org
We present a model that investigates preference evolution with endogenous matching. In
the short run, individuals' subjective preferences simultaneously determine who they choose …

Joint evolution of traits for social learning

CR Turner, SF Mann, M Spike, RD Magrath… - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2023 - Springer
Animals vary in the sophistication of their capacities for social learning, and much research
has focused on establishing when learning from others is favourable. However, social …

Elimination of non-individualistic preferences in large population aggregative games

R Lahkar - Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2019 - Elsevier
We study evolution of preferences in large population aggregative games. In such games,
all agents in society interact with each other. The material payoff or fitness of agents is …

Cooperation as a transmitted cultural trait

A Bisin, G Topa, T Verdier - Rationality and Society, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper, we study an endogenous cultural selection mechanism for cooperative
behavior in a setting where agents are randomly matched in a one-shot interaction …

Pairwise imitation and evolution of the social contract

N Campigotto - Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2021 - Springer
This paper studies the evolution of conventions in Stag Hunt games when agents' behaviour
depends on pairwise payoff comparisons. The results of two imitative decision rules are …

The preferences of Homo Moralis are unstable under evolving assortativity

J Newton - International Journal of Game Theory, 2017 - Springer
Differing degrees of assortativity in matching can be expected to have both genetic and
cultural determinants. When assortativity is subject to evolution, the main result of Alger and …

Evolutionary Stability of Other-Regarding Preferences Under Complexity Costs

A DiGiovanni, N Macé, J Clifton - arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.03178, 2022 - arxiv.org
The evolution of preferences that account for other agents' fitness, or other-regarding
preferences, has been modeled with the" indirect approach" to evolutionary game theory …