For a long time, homo oeconomicus was the model of economists. But behavioral economists have brought a breath of fresh air into the guild – there is also a \u201chomo socialis\u201d, as numerous experiments show. But can such altruistic people assert themselves in the long run? The answer: yes. In an experiment, Thomas Grund and Dirk Helbling at the Chair of Sociology at the University of Zurich simulated a world in which there are a few altruists, but otherwise conditions prevailed that do not support cooperation. Nevertheless, the altruists prevail over time. However, only on one condition: When they network (www.soms.ethz.ch).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For a long time, homo oeconomicus was the model of economists. But behavioral economists have brought a breath of fresh air into the guild – there is also a \u201chomo socialis\u201d, as numerous experiments show. But can such altruistic people assert themselves in the long run? The answer: yes. In an experiment, Thomas Grund and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n