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On the evolution of hoarding, risk-taking, and wealth distribution in nonhuman and human populations

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  • Bergstrom, Theodore C

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This paper applies the theory of the evolution of risk-taking in the presence of idiosyncratic and environmental risks to the example of food hoarding by animals and explores implications of the resulting theory for human attitudes toward risk.

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  • Bergstrom, Theodore C, 2014. "On the evolution of hoarding, risk-taking, and wealth distribution in nonhuman and human populations," University of California at Santa Barbara, Recent Works in Economics qt9pn4w03q, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara.
    • Handle: RePEc:cdl:ucsbrw:qt9pn4w03q
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    1. Kai A. Konrad & Florian Morath, 2021. "The volunteer’s dilemma in finite populations," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 31(4), pages 1277-1290, September.
    2. Konrad, Kai A. & Morath, Florian, 2020. "The Volunteer’s Dilemma in Finite Populations," CEPR Discussion Papers 15536, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.

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