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Evolution of Reciprocity in Asymmetric International Environmental Negotiations

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  • Marius Ochea
  • Aart Zeeuw

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We study the success of generalised trigger strategies in the evolution of cooperation in international environmental negotiations where the performance of these strategies is derived from asymmetric $$n$$ n -player prisoners’ dilemmas. Our results suggest that there exist regions in the relevant parameter space—i.e. costs and benefits, low and high tit-for-tat thresholds, probability of continued interaction—such that (partial) cooperation may emerge as long-run attractor of the evolutionary dynamics in these asymmetric social dilemmas. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

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  • Marius Ochea & Aart Zeeuw, 2015. "Evolution of Reciprocity in Asymmetric International Environmental Negotiations," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 62(4), pages 837-854, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:enreec:v:62:y:2015:i:4:p:837-854
    DOI: 10.1007/s10640-014-9841-5
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    Keywords

    International environmental negotiations; Tit-for-tat; Replicator dynamics; Asymmetric prisoners’ dilemma; C72; C73; D62; H77;
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    JEL classification:

    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • C73 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Stochastic and Dynamic Games; Evolutionary Games
    • D62 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Externalities
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism

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