More 'altruistic' punishment in larger societies

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences • Vol/Iss. 275 • Published In • Pages: 587-590 •
By Marlowe, Frank W., Berbesque, J. Colette, Barr, Abigail, Barrett, Clark, Bolyanatz, Alexander, Cardenas, Juan Camilo, Ensminger, Jean, Gurven, Michael, Gwako, Edwins, Henrich, Joseph, Henrich, Natalie, Lesorogol, Carolyn, McElreath, Richard L., Tracer, David

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between population size (and complexity) and the level of third-party punishment in economic games. Results demonstrate that people in larger, more complex societies engage in significantly more third-party punishment than people in small-scale societies.
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