Pandey, Siddhi Gyan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6694-7043
(2026)
Evolution of networks of cooperation.
The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics.
ISSN 1935-1704
(In Press)
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Abstract
This paper proposes a model of evolution of networks of cooperation where networks form and evolve through repeated pair-wise interactions between players in a finite population. While the baseline incentive structure of these interactions is that of a coordination game, these incentives are transformed by additional network effects based on the assumption that the benefit to any player from a mutually cooperative relationship is enhanced, over its base value, by a factor of their trustworthiness as perceived by the interacting partner, through network-based channels. In the presence of a set of altruists, the evolution of networks of cooperation is analyzed through repeated interactions between myopically best-responding players who have varied costs of cooperation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cooperative networks | Evolution of cooperation | Indirect reciprocity | Social capital |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General) |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Syed Anas |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Apr 2026 15:16 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Apr 2026 15:16 |
| Official URL: | https://doi.org/10.1515/bejte-2025-0099 |
| Additional Information: | The author would like to thank Rajendra P Kundu, Shubhro Sarkar, Anirban Kar, and Debabrata Pal for helpful comments and suggestions. The author also thanks the anonymous referees whose feedback improved the quality of the manuscript. |
| URI: | https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/11196 |
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