One-shot anonymous unselfishness in economic games is commonly explained by social
preferences, which assume that people care about the monetary pay-offs of others …

Economic agents are not always rational or farsighted and can make decisions according to
simple behavioral rules that vary according to situation and can be studied using the tools of …

This paper explores the role of civic culture in expanding fiscal capacity by developing a
model based on reciprocal obligations: citizens pay their taxes and the state provides public …

By downplaying externalities, magnifying the cost of moral behavior, or suggesting not being
pivotal, exculpatory narratives can allow individuals to maintain a positive image when in …

We explore the idea that prosocial behavior in experimental games is driven by social norms
imported into the laboratory. Under this view, differences in behavior across subjects is …

We review the literature on models that try to explain human behavior in social interactions
described by normal-form games with monetary payoffs. We start by covering social and …

Decades of experimental research show that some people forgo personal gains to benefit
others in unilateral anonymous interactions. To explain these results, behavioral economists …

Our goal in this paper is to use an evolutionary approach to explain the existence and
design features of human moral cognition. Our premise is that humans are under selection …

The conflict between pro-self and pro-social behaviour is at the core of many key problems
of our time, as, for example, the reduction of air pollution and the redistribution of scarce …

We review theoretical approaches for modelling the origin, persistence and change of social
norms. The most comprehensive models describe the coevolution of behaviours, personal …