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The emergence and maintenance of cooperation in the public goods game under stochastic strategy updating rule with preference

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  • Wenman Chen

    (Wuhan University of Technology
    Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Ji Quan

    (Wuhan University of Technology
    Wuhan University of Technology)

  • Xianjia Wang

    (Wuhan University)

Abstract

This paper introduces a stochastic strategy updating rule with preference in the public goods game. Besides, we also consider the carrying capacity of individual reproductive abilities and two different types of population sizes, the fluctuating and fixed sizes. Through systematic analyses, this paper explores the impact of the preference heterogeneity in the stochastic strategy update rule on the emergence and maintenance of cooperation. The results show that in both types of populations, the strategy updating rule can facilitate the evolution of cooperation by increasing the preference for cooperation, thereby alleviating the public goods dilemma. In addition, in a fixed-size population, when cooperation is a successful evolutionary strategy, increasing the preference for cooperation is beneficial to enhancing the maintenance of the cooperation. However, in a fluctuating-size finite population, reducing the preference for cooperation is beneficial to enhancing the stability of the cooperative evolutionary dynamics.

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  • Wenman Chen & Ji Quan & Xianjia Wang, 2024. "The emergence and maintenance of cooperation in the public goods game under stochastic strategy updating rule with preference," Dynamic Games and Applications, Springer, vol. 14(5), pages 1225-1237, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:dyngam:v:14:y:2024:i:5:d:10.1007_s13235-023-00548-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s13235-023-00548-1
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