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Altruistic punishment in humans

20025,580 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Ernst Fehr · University of Zurich

Simon Gächter · University of St. Gallen

Topics & Keywords

Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Peace, Justice and strong institutions

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 415, Issue 6868, pp. 137-140

DOI: 10.1038/415137a

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 414.09

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