Advice, Social Learning and the Evolution of Conventions (Hardcover)

As societies progress, old generations of social agents die and are replaced by new ones. This book explores what happens in this transition as the old guard instructs the new arrivals about the wisdom of their ways. Do new entrants listen and follow the advice of their elders or dismiss it? Is intergenerational advice welfare improving or can it be destructive? Does such advice enhance the stability of social conventions or disrupt it? Using the concept of an Intergenerational Game and the tools of game theory and experimental economics, this study delves into the process of social leaning created by intergenerational advice passed from generation to generation. This book presents a unique theoretical and empirical study of the dynamics of social conventions not offered elsewhere.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2023
Authors:	Andrew Schotter
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	250
ISBN-13:	978-1-316-51807-6
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Microeconomics > General
LSN:	1-316-51807-8
Barcode:	9781316518076

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