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Explaining altruistic behavior in humans

20031,038 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Herbert Gintis · Santa Fe Institute

Samuel Bowles · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Robert Boyd · University of California, Los Angeles

Ernst Fehr · University of Zurich

Topics & Keywords

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

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Decent work and economic growth

Publication Details

Published in: Evolution and Human Behavior

Volume 24, Issue 3, pp. 153-172

DOI: 10.1016/s1090-5138(02)00157-5

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 82.69

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