Ce papier s'appuie sur des observations faites à plusieurs années d'intervalle dans un établissement de la RATP où une règle salariale a été introduite. Dans une première partie, nous montrons que la question pertinente n'est pas de savoir si la règle est suivie, mais comment les...

Assuming the analogy between discounting of monetary rewards in time and in social space, it is hypothesized that: (1) the rate of social discounting is higher in the case of choices between monetary reward for oneself and other person than in the case of choices between monetary rewards for...

The following paper discusses types of scientific postulative claims and their role in today’s mainstream economics. In the core part of the article the author shows how the fundamental theoretic axioms (especially those regarding underlying principles of human economic behavior) may lead to...

The article discusses the phenomenon of selfish punishment and its impact on the evolution of altruistic behavior. The paper presents the basic theoretical models explaining the mechanism of selfish punishment. Discussion of the practical implications of this concept is enriched with numerous...