The theory on the evolution of preferences deals with the endogenous formation of preference relations in strategic situations. It is related to the field of evolutionary game theory. In this book we analyze the role and the influence of general, possibly non-expected utility preferences in such...

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Basic theory of In 2 × 2 games (1 Non-linear dynamical system, 2 2×2 games, 3 Multi-players games) -- Chapter 3 Network reciprocity (1 Five fundamental mechanism to add social viscosity, 2 Substantial mechanism of network reciprocity, 3 Discrete, mixed and...

In this book, economist and evolutionary game theorist Daniel Freidman demonstrates that our moral codes and our market systems, while often in conflict, are really devices evolved to achieve similar ends, and that society functions best when morals and markets are in balance with each other.

This is a new edition - with a substantial new introduction - of a book which has had a significant impact on economics, philosophy and political science. Robert Sugden shows how conventions of property, mutual aid, and voluntary supply of public goods can evolve spontaneously out of the...

This book contributes to behavioral economic research on the central issue of social preferences, focusing on the implications of social fairness norms on the interaction of market participants. The author uses both game-theoretic and experimental methods to analyze the implications of social...

1: Einführung -- 2: Internationale Werbebudgetierung bei unterschiedlichen Unternehmensorganisationen -- 1. Werbebudgetaufteilung bei polyzentrischer Organisation des Unternehmens -- 2. Werbebudgetaufteilung bei geozentrischer Organisation des Unternehmens -- 3. Werbebudgetaufteilung bei...

Alfred Marshall and Modern Economics re-examines Marshall's legacy and relevance to modern economic analysis with the more settled conventional wisdom concerning evolutionary processes allowing advances in economic theorising which were not possible in Marshall's life time.

This volume presents empirical studies and theoretical reflections on Evolutionary Governance Theory (EGT), its most important concepts and their interrelations. As a novel theory of governance, EGT understands governance as radically evolutionary, which implies that all elements of governance...