Market integration accounts for local variation in generalized altruism in a nationwide lost-letter experiment [Social Sciences]

What explains variation in levels of prosocial behavior across communities? And are members of the ingroup and outgroup treated differently? According to evolutionary theories of generalized altruism, market integration should lead to greater levels of prosociality: Market exchange forces people to interact with unknown others, thus creating the conditions for...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - February 10, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Delia Baldassarri Tags: Social Sciences Source Type: research