Experiments, ethnography, and introspection provide evidence economic agents do not act
to maximize their narrowly defined self interest. Expanding the domain of preferences to …

Принято считать, что существующие различия в экономике, политике и обществе
отражают влияние различных институтов. Но среди экономистов, политологов и …

We demonstrate that a simple model, constructed on the premise that people are motivated
by both their pecuniary payoff and their relative payoff standing, organizes a large and …

It is widely believed that current disparities in economic, political, and social outcomes reflect
distinct institutions. Institutions are invoked to explain why some countries are rich and …

This paper presents an economic analysis of the intergenerational transmission of ethnic
and religious traits through family socialization and marital segregation decisions …

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 …

In aggregative games, each playerʼs payoff depends on her own actions and an aggregate
of the actions of all the players. Many common games in industrial organization, political …

This paper introduces quasi-aggregative games and establishes conditions under which
such games admit a best-reply potential. This implies existence of a pure strategy Nash …

This paper provides an evolutionary theory of reciprocity as an aspect of preference
interdependence. It is shown that reciprocal preferences, which place negative weight on …

A community's culture is defined by the preferences and equilibrium behaviours of its
members. Contacts among communities alter individual cultures through two interrelated …