Altruism and Spite in a Selfish Gene Model of Endogenous Preferences

Journal of Bioeconomics

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 123-148

  Burnham, Terence C ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

co operation; Darwin; evolution; ultimatum

Indexed keywords

EID: 19644373940     PISSN: 13876996     EISSN: 15736989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020569617214     Document Type: Article

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