Cultural Transformation

Behavioral Game Theory
Behavioral game theory, invented by Colin Camerer, analyzes interactive strategic
decisions and behavior using the methods of game theory, experimental economics,
and experimental psychology. Experiments include testing deviations from typical
simplifications of economic theory such as the independence axiom and neglect of
altruism, fairness, and framing effects. On the positive side, the method has been
applied to interactive learning and social preferences. As a research program, the
subject is a development of the last three decades.
Economic Reasoning in Animals
A handful of comparative psychologists have attempted to demonstrate quasi-economic
reasoning in non-human animals. Early attempts along these lines focus on the
behavior of rats and pigeons. These studies draw on the tenets of comparative
psychology, where the main goal is to discover analogs to human behavior in
experimentally-tractable non-human animals. They are also methodologically similar to
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