Herbert Gintis
![Congress on ''Capitalism in the seventies'', Tilburg, the Netherlands (1970). Left to right: [[Ernst Mandel]], Herbert Gintis, [[Bob Rowthorn]], [[Elmar Altvater]] and organiser [[Theo van de Klundert]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Congres_over_Kapitalisme_in_70-er_jaren_in_Tilburgse_Hogeschool_v.l.n.r._Ern%2C_Bestanddeelnr_923-8343.jpg)
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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