Economic games for the study of peace

Behav Brain Sci. 2024 Jan 15:47:e4. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X2300256X.

Abstract

Economic games provide models of real-world contexts in which researchers can probe dispositional and structural determinants of intergroup relations. Most intergroup games focus on determinants of aggression between groups and constrain the possibilities for peace. However, paradigms such as the intergroup parochial and universal cooperation game allow for peaceful intergroup relations and can be adapted for the study of peace.

MeSH terms

  • Aggression
  • Cooperative Behavior*
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations*