The social side of Homo economicus

被引：6
作者：
Rankin, Daniel J. [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Zurich, Dept Biochem, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
[2] Swiss Inst Bioinformat, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
来源：
TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION | 2011年 / 26卷 / 01期
基金：
瑞士国家科学基金会;
关键词：
COOPERATION; PREFERENCES;
D O I：
10.1016/j.tree.2010.10.005
中图分类号：
Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];
学科分类号：
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要：
Many recent experiments in the field of behavioural economics appear to demonstrate a willingness of humans to behave altruistically, even when it is not in their interest to do so. This has led to the assertion that humans have evolved a special predisposition towards altruism. Recent studies have questioned this, and demonstrated that selfless cooperation does not hold up in controlled experiments. As I discuss here, this calls for more economic 'field experiments' and highlights the need for greater integration of the evolutionary and economic sciences.
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