Economics in Nature Social Dilemmas, Mate Choice and Biological Markets |
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| Editor:
| Noë, Ronald
van Hooff, Jan A. R. A. M.
Hammerstein, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-00399-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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Since the development of game theory, the analysis of animal behaviour using the theories of economics has become a growing field of biological research in which models of games and markets play an important role. This volume takes a multi-disciplinary approach, combining insights from economics, evolutionary biology and the social sciences to look at comparative aspects of economic behaviour in humans and other animals. Aimed primarily at evolutionary biologists and anthropologists,...
More DescriptionSince the development of game theory, the analysis of animal behaviour using the theories of economics has become a growing field of biological research in which models of games and markets play an important role. This volume takes a multi-disciplinary approach, combining insights from economics, evolutionary biology and the social sciences to look at comparative aspects of economic behaviour in humans and other animals. Aimed primarily at evolutionary biologists and anthropologists, it will also appeal to psychologists and economists interested in an evolutionary approach.