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SUBMITTER: Gross J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4757890 | biostudies-other | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Gross Jörg J Méder Zsombor Z ZZ Okamoto-Barth Sanae S Riedl Arno A
Scientific reports 20160218
The prevalence of cooperation among humans is puzzling because cooperators can be exploited by free riders. Peer punishment has been suggested as a solution to this puzzle, but cumulating evidence questions its robustness in sustaining cooperation. Amongst others, punishment fails when it is not powerful enough, or when it elicits counter-punishment. Existing research, however, has ignored that the distribution of punishment power can be the result of social interactions. We introduce a novel ex ...[more]