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Others as our own interests

Alessio Emanuele Biondo et al.

Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination2025https://doi.org/10.1007/s11403-025-00461-3article
AJG 1ABDC B
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Abstract

This paper shows the consequences of altruism in terms of individual utilities in a society populated by heterogeneous rational optimizers. Our main result shows that, in the altruistic equilibrium, the utility level reached by each agent is greater than in the selfish equilibrium, thus proving that taking care of conditions of others is strictly preferable in terms of personal satisfaction and appreciable from a moral point of view. This evidence is confirmed over different types of societal engagement, by considering three complex networks’ topologies.

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@article{alessio2025,
  title        = {{Others as our own interests}},
  author       = {Alessio Emanuele Biondo et al.},
  journal      = {Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s11403-025-00461-3},
}

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0.37

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.16 × 0.4 = 0.06
M · momentum0.53 × 0.15 = 0.08
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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