Herbert Gintis
American economist (1940–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Herbert Gintis (February 11, 1940 – January 5, 2023) was an American economist, behavioral scientist, and educator known for his theoretical contributions to sociobiology, especially altruism, cooperation, epistemic game theory, gene-culture coevolution, efficiency wages, strong reciprocity, and human capital theory. Throughout his career, he worked extensively with economist Samuel Bowles. Their landmark book, Schooling in Capitalist America, had multiple editions in five languages since it was first published in 1976. Their book, A Cooperative Species: Human Reciprocity and its Evolution was published by Princeton University Press in 2011.
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Born | Herbert Malena Gintis (1940-02-11)February 11, 1940 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | January 5, 2023(2023-01-05) (aged 82) Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
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Influences | Karl Polanyi, Samuel Bowles, E.O. Wilson |
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Main interests | Economics, behavioral science, sociobiology |
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