Editing Evolutionary economics (section)

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===Evolutionary psychology===

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{{See also|Behavioural economics}}

Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach in [[psychology]] that examines cognition and behaviour from a modern evolutionary perspective.<ref name="SchachterGilbertWegner2010"> [[Daniel Schacter|Schacter, D. L.]], [[Daniel Gilbert (psychologist)|Gilbert, D. T.]], [[Daniel Wegner|Wegner, D. M.]] (2010). ''Psychology''. Macmillan, p. 26.</ref><ref name="Longe2016">Longe, J. L. (2016). ''The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology (3rd ed.)''. Gale Research Incorporated, pp. 386–388.</ref> It seeks to identify human psychological adaptations with regards to the ancestral problems they evolved to solve. In this framework, psychological traits and mechanisms are either functional products of natural and sexual selection or non-adaptive by-products of other adaptive traits. Economic concepts can also be viewed through these lenses, as demonstrated by [[Paul Rubin]], among others.<ref name="Rubin2002"></ref><ref name="Rubin2008"></ref><ref name="RubinCapra2011"></ref>

===Evolutionary game theory===

{{Main|Evolutionary game theory}}

Evolutionary game theory is the application of [[game theory]] to evolving populations in biology. It defines a framework of contests, [[strategy (game theory)|strategies]], and analytics into which Darwinian competition can be modelled. It originated in 1973 with [[John Maynard Smith]] and [[George R. Price|George R. Price's]] formalisation of contests, analysed as strategies, and the mathematical criteria that can be used to predict the results of competing strategies.<ref name="MaynardSmithPrice1973">[[John Maynard Smith|Maynard Smith, J.]], [[George R. Price|Price, G. R.]] (1973). The Logic of Animal Conflict. ''Nature. 246''(5427), pp. 15–18. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230606120101/https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.usc.edu/dist/5/476/files/2019/12/246015a0.pdf Archived] from [https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.usc.edu/dist/5/476/files/2019/12/246015a0.pdf] on June 6, 2023.</ref>

Evolutionary game theory has helped to explain the basis of [[altruism|altruistic behaviours]] in Darwinian evolution. It has in turn become of interest to sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers, and economists.<ref name"Michihiro1997">[[Michihiro Kandori|Michihiro, K.]] (1997). ''Evolutionary game theory in economics''. In [[David M. Kreps|Kreps, D. M.]], Wallis, K. F. (eds.). Advances in Economics and Econometrics: Theory and Applications. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. pp. 243–277.</ref>