Many economic, political and social environments can be described as contests in which
agents exert costly effort while competing over the distribution of a scarce resource. These …

The study of social dilemmas is the study of the tension between individual and collective
rationality. In a social dilemma, individually reasonable behavior leads to a situation in …

Environments with public goods are a wonderful playground for those interested in delicate
experimental problems, serious theoretical challenges, and difficult mechanism design …

Social interdependence theory is a classic example of the interaction of theory, research,
and practice. The premise of the theory is the way that goals are structured determines how …

“I take the view that this lack [of subversive activity] is the most ominous sign in our whole
situation. It convinces me more than perhaps any other factor that the sabotage we are to …

Intergroup conflicts generally involve conflicts of interests within the competing groups as
well. This article outlines a taxonomy of games, called team games, which incorporates the …

What motivates individual self-sacrificial behavior in intergroup conflicts? Is it the altruistic
desire to help the in-group or the aggressive drive to hurt the out-group? This article …

Mixed-Motive Interaction Page 1 Annu. Rev. Psychol. 1995. 46: 183–207 Copyright O 1995
by Annual Reviews Inc. All rights reserved INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS: Mixed-Motive …

Prosocial behaviors constitute vital ingredients for all types of social interactions and
relationships as well as for society at large. Corresponding to this significance, the study of …

This quantitative review of 130 comparisons of interindividual and intergroup interactions in
the context of mixed-motive situations reveals that intergroup interactions are generally more …