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The Evolution of Cooperation Revisited

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Robert Axelrod's seminal round-robin computer tournaments for the repeated prisoner's dilemma have been hailed as the explanation of the evolution of cooperation. In this paper, Axelrod's results are systematically re-examined in the light of new insights about computer simulations. In particular, this paper presents an overview of the effects of seven important simulation parameters on the results of round-robin simulations with two-state Moore machines. Furthermore, I provide a detailed analysis of how different strategic characteristics of the automata determine the effect changes in the parameter values have on their respective payoffs.

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  • J R Hoffmann, "undated". "The Evolution of Cooperation Revisited," SMF Discussion Paper Series 9606, University of Nottingham, School of Management & Finance.
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    1. Platkowski, Tadeusz & Siwak, Michal, 2008. "Mean-field approximation for two- and three-person Prisoner’s Dilemmas," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 387(12), pages 2909-2918.
    2. Ding, Fei & Liu, Yun & Shen, Bo & Si, Xia-Meng, 2010. "An evolutionary game theory model of binary opinion formation," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 389(8), pages 1745-1752.
    3. Robert Hoffmann, 2001. "The Ecology of Cooperation," Theory and Decision, Springer, vol. 50(2), pages 101-118, March.
    4. Dietz, Thomas, 2005. "The Darwinian trope in the drama of the commons: variations on some themes by the Ostroms," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 57(2), pages 205-225, June.

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