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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

MAO Polymorphisms Predict Free Rider Behavior

Not surprising, but at least proof of concept, or actually instantiation of concept.

Mertins, Vanessa; Schote, Andrea B.; Meyer, Jobst. Variants of the Monoamine Oxidase A gene (MAOA) predict free-riding behavior in women in a strategic public goods experiment. Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics, Vol 6(2), Jun 2013, 97-114.

Cross posted to Cognition and Evolution. For more information about wealth distribution among players with different hardware, go here.
Posted by Michael Caton on Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Labels: economics, morality

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