In Search of Homo Economicus: Behavioral Experiments in 15 Small-Scale Societies

Abstract

Al behavior better explained statisticallyby individuals" attributes such as their sex, age,or relative wealth, or by the attributes of thegroup to which the individuals belong? Arethere cultures that approximate the canonicalaccount of self-regarding behavior?Existing research cannot answer such questionsbecause virtually all subjects have beenuniversity students, and while there are culturaldifferences among student populations throughoutthe world, these differences are small...