We study conflict between two groups of individuals. Using Schaffer's (1988) concept of evolutionary stability we provide an evolutionary underpinning for in-group altruism combined with spiteful behavior towards members of the rival out-group. We characterize the set of evolutionarily stable combinations of in-group favoritism and out-group spite and find that an increase in in-group altruism can be balanced by a decrease in spiteful behavior towards the out-group. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Pediat, Div Pediat Crit Care Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Pediat, Div Pediat Crit Care Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
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Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Pediat, Div Pediat Crit Care Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USAUniv Calif San Francisco, Dept Pediat, Div Pediat Crit Care Med, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA