Evidence of direct and indirect reciprocity in network-structured economic games.

ABSTRACT: Formal theoretical models propose that cooperative networks can be maintained when individuals condition behavior on social standing. Here, we empirically examine the predictions of such models of positive and negative indirect reciprocity using a suite of network-structured economic games in four rural Colombian communities (N_ind = 496 individuals, N_obs = 53,876 ratings/transfers). We observe that, at a dyadic-level, individuals have a strong tendency to exploit and punish others in bad standing (e.g., those perceived as selfish), and allocate resources to those in good standing (e.g., those perceived as generous). These dyadic findings scale to a more generalized, community level, where reputations for being generous are associated with receipt of allocations, and r

SUBMITTER: Redhead D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11332088 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature