07S0097_BICOCCA_loc 24-01-2007 13:08 Pagina 1 RECIPROCITY: THEORIES AND FACTS University of Milano - Bicocca Reciprocity is a growing issue in economics and in other February 22-24, 2007 social sciences today. It is also Verbania, Maggiore Lake a very con-troversial issue. For many scholars reciprocity is an instance of enlightened self-interest favored by repeated encounters. For others, notably behavioral economists,

Center for reciprocity is a that CISEPS Interdisciplinary prescribes cooperation with Studies in Economics, Psychology and cooperators and punishment Social Sciences for non-cooperators even at personal cost. The aim of the conference is to gather economists from these two perspectives, as well as political Department of Economics scientists, anthropologists, University of Cagliari neuroscientists and psychologists, to promote a

DEGLI STUDIDI MILANO dialogue between the two approaches, to show, maybe, that there can be important UNIVERSITÀ complementarities between the different ways of Department of Economics understanding reciprocity. University of Milano-Bicocca PROGRAM Keynote Speakers include: Thursday 22 Friday 23 Saturday 24 Pierpaolo Battigalli • Bocconi University 14.00: 9.00-11.00: 9.00-11.00: Cristina Bicchieri Opening address Plenary session II Parallel sessions IV A-B-C-D-E • University of Pennsylvania Pier Luigi Porta “Reciprocity: social preferences Jon Elster University of Milano-Bicocca or just self-interest?” 11.00-11.30: Coffee Break Political Science • 11.30-12.00 Armin Falk 14.30: Armin Falk Behavioral Economics • University of Bonn Plenary Session I Behavioral Economics - University of Bonn Plenary session IV “The Bonds of Society” Simon Gächter “The interdisciplinary nature Economic Psychology • University of Nottingham of reciprocity” Joel Sobel Game Theory - University of California, San Diego Jon Elster Vittorio Gallese Political Science - Columbia University Human Physiology • University of Parma Aldo Rustichini Economics - University of Minnesota Cristina Bicchieri Herbert Gintis Philosophy - University of Pennsylvania Russell Hardin Economics • Santa Fe Institute and Central Vittorio Gallese Political Science - New York University European University 11.00-11.30: Coffee Break Russell Hardin Human Physiology - University of Parma Oded Stark Political Science • New York University Kevin A. McCabe 11.30-13.30: Economics - Bonn University Kevin A. McCabe Neuroeconomics - George Mason University Parallel Sessions II A-B-C-D-E Neuroeconomics • George Mason University 12.20-13.00: Conclusions and Perspectives Aldo Rustichini 16.30-17.00: Coffee Break 13.30-14.30: Lunch Economics • University of Minnesota Stefano Zamagni 17.00-19.00: Economics – University of Bologna Joel Sobel 15.00-17.00: Economics • University of California, San Diego Parallel Sessions I A-B-C-D-E Parallel Sessions III A-B-C-D-E 13.00: Lunch Oded Stark 20.00: Dinner Economics • Bonn University 17.00-17.30: Coffee Break 17.30-19.30: Scientific Committee Plenary Session III Luigino Bruni “The evolution of reciprocity” University of Milano-Bicocca Mario Gilli Herbert Gintis University of Milano-Bicocca Economics - Santa Fe Institute and Central Department of Economics Benedetto Gui European University University of Milano-Bicocca University of Padova Simon Gächter Vittorio Pelligra Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo, 1 Economic Psychology - University of Nottingham University of Cagliari 20126 Milano (Italy) Pier Luigi Porta Pierpaolo Battigalli tel. +39 02 64483081-83 University of Milano-Bicocca Game Theory – Bocconi University fax +39 02 64483085 Robert Sugden e-mail: [email protected] University of East-Anglia 20.30: Social Dinner http://dipeco.economia.unimib.it/ Stefano Zamagni reciprocity University of Bologna