Sustainable institutionalized punishment requires elimination of second-order free-riders

Although empirical and theoretical studies affirm that punishment can elevate collaborative efforts, its emergence and stability remain elusive. By peer-punishment the sanctioning is something an individual elects to do depending on the strategies in its neighborhood. The consequences of unsustainab...

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Main Author: Perc, Matjaž
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3315691/