Intergroup information exchange drives cooperation in the public goods game

Gracia Lázaro, Carlos (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Gomez-Gardenes, Jesus (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Floria, Luis Mario (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Moreno, Yamir (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: In this paperwe explore the onset of cooperative traits in the public goods game. This well-known game involves N-agent interactions and thus reproduces a large number of social scenarios in which cooperation appears to be essential. Many studies have recently addressed how the structure of the interaction patterns influences the emergence of cooperation. Here we study how information about the payoffs collected by each individual in the different groups it participates in influences the decisions made by its group partners. Our results point out that cross-information plays a fundamental and positive role in the evolution of cooperation for different versions of the public goods game and different interaction structures.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.90.042808

Año: 2014

Publicado en: Physical Review E 90, 4 (2014), 042808 [7 pp]
ISSN: 2470-0045

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/FENOL-GROUP
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/317532/EU/Foundational Research on MULTIlevel comPLEX networks and systems/MULTIPLEX
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/FIS2011-25167
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/FIS2012-38266-C02-01

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Física Teórica (Dpto. Física Teórica)
Área (Departamento): Área Física Materia Condensada (Dpto. Física Materia Condensa.)