Algorithmic cooperation: A comparison with human play in the infinitely repeated prisoner’s dilemma

Bernhard Kasberger; Simon Martin; Hans-Theo Normann; Tobias Werner

doi:10.1016/j.geb.2026.06.001

Algorithmic cooperation: A comparison with human play in the infinitely repeated prisoner’s dilemma

Bernhard Kasberger^*
, Simon Martin
, Hans-Theo Normann
, Tobias Werner

^*Corresponding author for this work

Institute of Economics

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	113-130
Number of pages	18
Journal	Games and Economic Behavior
Volume	159
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2026.06.001
Publication status	Published - Sept 2026

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