Altruists, Egoists and Hooligans in a Local Interaction Model.

We study a population of agents , each of whome can be an Altruist or an Egoist. Altruism is a strictly dominated strategy. Agent choose their actions by imitating others who earn high payoffs. Interactions between agents are local, so that each agent affects (and is affected by) only his neighbors.

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Year of publication:	1996
Authors:	Eshel, I. ; Samuelson, L. ; Shaked, A.
Institutions:	Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems
Subject:	ALTRUISM

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Series:	Working papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	49 pages
Classification:	C70 - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory. General ; C78 - Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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