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UNINA9910959592603321 |
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Arnold Eckhart |
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Explaining altruism : a simulation-based approach and its limits / / Eckhart Arnold |
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Frankfurt, : Ontos Verlag, 2008 |
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3-86838-007-8 |
3-11-032757-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (315 p.) |
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Practical Philosophy ; ; 11 |
Practical philosophy ; ; Bd. 11 |
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Altruism - Computer simulation |
Cooperativeness - Computer simulation |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The riddle of altruism -- Chapter 3: The generalized theory of evolution as theoretical framework -- Chapter 4: Modeling the evolution of altruism -- Chapter 5: Empirical research on the evolution of altruism -- Chapter 6: Learning from failure -- Chapter 7: Summary and final reflections -- Chapter 8: Appendices -- Backmatter |
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Employing computer simulations for the study of the evolution of altruism has been popular since Axelrod's book „The Evolution of Cooperation“. But have the myriads of simulation studies that followed in Axelrod's footsteps really increased our knowledge about the evolution of altruism or cooperation? This book examines in detail the working mechanisms of simulation based evolutionary explanations of altruism. It shows that the „theoretical insights“ that can be derived from simulation studies are often quite arbitrary and of little use for the empirical research. In the final chapter of the book, therefore, a set of epistemological requirements for computer simulations is proposed and recommendations for the proper research design of simulation studies are made. |
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UNINA9910955528203321 |
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Autore |
Karas Jennifer |
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Bridges and barriers : earnings and occupational attainment among immigrants / / Jennifer Karas |
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New York, : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, c2002 |
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1-280-36146-8 |
9786610361465 |
1-931202-88-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (171 p.) |
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Foreign workers - United States |
Immigrants - United States - Economic conditions |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-153) and index. |
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 2 Practical, Ideological, and Theoretical Considerations -- 3 Background and Description of Study -- 4 Analysis -- 5 Origins and Destinies -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Karas compares the earnings and occupational attainment of Chinese, Cuban, Filipino, Korean, and Mexican immigrants to those of foreign-born non-Hispanic whites. Using census data, she tests three models of attainment: a human and social capital model, a local labor market model, and a model combining human capital and local labor market indicators against a baseline ethnic heritage model.She finds a double hierarchy of inequality. Asian and Hispanic immigrants are lower on socio-economic scales than foreign-born non-Hispanic whites, but Asians have higher earnings than Latinos. Ethnic differences on human and social capital factors and local labor market indicators explain the variation in socioeconomic attainments and contribute to differences in immigrant attainments. However, foreign-born non-Hispanic whites retain an advantage over the other groups even after differences in human and social capital and local labor market conditions are eliminated. |
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