Indirect reciprocity can stabilize cooperation without the second-order free rider problem

By Karthik Panchanathan, Robert Boyd. Nature, 2004

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Genetics, Sociology and Political Science

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Prosocial signaling and cooperation among Martu hunters (2015, positive): “…in part maintained by strong links between generosity and cooperation, generated through the honest signaling of one's intrinsic quality (Barclay, 2004, 2013; Boone, 1998; Gintis, Smith, & Bowles, 2001; Lotem, Fishman, & Stone, 2003; Macfarlan, Quinlan, & Remiker, 2013; Panchanathan & Boyd, 2004).”
Two Key Steps in the Evolution of Human Cooperation (2012, background): “In the model of Ellickson (2001), we punish norm violators, but we simply avoid or shun nonpunishers, which is potentially cost free (a mathematical treatment of the problem that goes in this general direction is presented by Panchanathan and Boyd 2004).”
Nobody's watching? Subtle cues affect generosity in an anonymous economic game. (2005, background): “Formal models reveal that cooperation and other forms of prosocial behavior can be sustained when agents have the ability to acquire information about actors’ past actions, as this allows prosocial actors to behave in ways that reduce the opportunities for, and enhance the costs of, free-riding beha”
Monetary sacrifice among strangers is mediated by endogenous oxytocin release after physical contact (2008, background): “Keywords: Cooperation; Altruism; Sacrifice; Trust; Touch”
What's the right thing to do? Increasing pro-sociality with simple moral nudges (2017, neutral): “…free-riders (Boyd & Richerson, 1992; Fehr & Gächter, 2000; Fehr & Gächter, 2002; Gürerk, Irlenbusch & Rockenbach, 2006), rewarding pro-socials (Panchanathan & Boyd, 2004; Milinski et al, 2006; Capraro et al, 2016) and the interplay between these two (Andreoni, Harbaugh &Vesterlund, 2003;…”
Evolutionary Establishment of Moral and Double Moral Standards through Spatial Interactions (2010, neutral): “(called ‘‘moralists’’ by us) would survive through indirect reciprocity [17], reputation effects [18] or the possibility to abstain”
Communication and collective action: language and the evolution of human cooperation (2010, background): “…may find itself " stuck with " a set of norms in some domain that are Pareto-inferior (yield lower collective benefits) to some alternative set (Panchanathan & Boyd, 2004); for example, new modes of subsistence might favor a shift from communal land ownership to kin-group ownership, but…”