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A group selection perspective on economic behavior, institutions and organizations
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Abstract This article examines the role of group dynamics and interactions in explaining economic behavior and the evolution of institutions. Our starting point is the large literature on group selection in the biological, behavioral and social sciences. We present a range of interpretations of group selecti... mehr
This article examines the role of group dynamics and interactions in explaining economic behavior and the evolution of institutions. Our starting point is the large literature on group selection in the biological, behavioral and social sciences. We present a range of interpretations of group selection, describe a complete set of group selection mechanisms, and discuss the empirical and experimental evidence for group selection. Unique features of cultural group selection are investigated, and opportunities for applying the latter to various areas of economic theory and economic policy are identified.... weniger
Klassifikation
Allgemeine Soziologie, Makrosoziologie, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie
Wirtschaftssoziologie
Freie Schlagwörter
B52; D02; D71; Altruism; Altruistic punishment; Assortment; Downward causation; Functionalism; Group formation; Multilevel selection; Other-regarding preferences
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2009
Seitenangabe
S. 1-20
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 72 (2009) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2009.04.017
Status
Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)