Christian Hilbe
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Mcavoy A, Sehwag UM, Hilbe C, Chatterjee K, Barfuss W, Su Q, Leonard NE, Plotkin JB. 2025. Unilateral incentive alignment in two-agent stochastic games. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(25), e2319927121.
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2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19843 |

Hübner V, Schmid L, Hilbe C, Chatterjee K. 2025. Stable strategies of direct and indirect reciprocity across all social dilemmas. PNAS Nexus. 4(5), pgaf154.
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2025 | Epub ahead of print | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19074 |

Hübner V, Hilbe C, Staab M, Kleshnina M, Chatterjee K. 2025. Time-dependent strategies in repeated asymmetric public goods games. Dynamic Games and Applications.
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2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15083 |

Hübner V, Staab M, Hilbe C, Chatterjee K, Kleshnina M. 2024. Efficiency and resilience of cooperation in asymmetric social dilemmas. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121(10), e2315558121.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12861 |

Schmid L, Ekbatani F, Hilbe C, Chatterjee K. 2023. Quantitative assessment can stabilize indirect reciprocity under imperfect information. Nature Communications. 14, 2086.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 13258 |

Kleshnina M, Hilbe C, Simsa S, Chatterjee K, Nowak MA. 2023. The effect of environmental information on evolution of cooperation in stochastic games. Nature Communications. 14, 4153.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12280 |

Schmid L, Hilbe C, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2022. Direct reciprocity between individuals that use different strategy spaces. PLOS Computational Biology. 18(6), e1010149.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17061 |

McAvoy A, Kates-Harbeck J, Chatterjee K, Hilbe C. 2022. Evolutionary instability of selfish learning in repeated games. PNAS Nexus. 1(4), pgac141.
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9402 |

Schmid L, Chatterjee K, Hilbe C, Nowak MA. 2021. A unified framework of direct and indirect reciprocity. Nature Human Behaviour. 5(10), 1292–1302.
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2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7343 |

Milutinovic B, Stock M, Grasse AV, Naderlinger E, Hilbe C, Cremer S. 2020. Social immunity modulates competition between coinfecting pathogens. Ecology Letters. 23(3), 565–574.
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Milutinovic B, Stock M, Grasse AV, Naderlinger E, Hilbe C, Cremer S. 2020. Social immunity modulates competition between coinfecting pathogens, Dryad, 10.5061/DRYAD.CRJDFN318.
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2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6836 |

Hauser OP, Hilbe C, Chatterjee K, Nowak MA. 2019. Social dilemmas among unequals. Nature. 572(7770), 524–527.
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2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 293 |

Hoffman M, Hilbe C, Nowak M. 2018. The signal-burying game can explain why we obscure positive traits and good deeds. Nature Human Behaviour. 2, 397–404.
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2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 454 |

Reiter J, Hilbe C, Rand D, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2018. Crosstalk in concurrent repeated games impedes direct reciprocity and requires stronger levels of forgiveness. Nature Communications. 9(1), 555.
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2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 419 |

Hilbe C, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2018. Partners and rivals in direct reciprocity. Nature Human Behaviour. 2, 469–477.
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2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 157 |

Hilbe C, Šimsa Š, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2018. Evolution of cooperation in stochastic games. Nature. 559(7713), 246–249.
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2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 2 |

Hilbe C, Schmid L, Tkadlec J, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2018. Indirect reciprocity with private, noisy, and incomplete information. PNAS. 115(48), 12241–12246.
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2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 671 |

Hilbe C, Martinez V, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2017. Memory-n strategies of direct reciprocity. PNAS. 114(18), 4715–4720.
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2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 699 |

Veller C, Hayward L, Nowak M, Hilbe C. 2017. The red queen and king in finite populations. PNAS. 114(27), E5396–E5405.
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2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1322 |

Hilbe C, Hagel K, Milinski M. 2016. Asymmetric power boosts extortion in an economic experiment. PLoS One. 11(10), e0163867.
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Milinski M, Hilbe C, Semmann D, Sommerfeld R, Marotzke J. 2016. Humans choose representatives who enforce cooperation in social dilemmas through extortion. Nature Communications. 7, 10915.
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2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1423 |

Baek S, Jeong H, Hilbe C, Nowak M. 2016. Comparing reactive and memory-one strategies of direct reciprocity. Scientific Reports. 6, 25676.
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2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1426 |

Chakra M, Hilbe C, Traulsen A. 2016. Coevolutionary interactions between farmers and mafia induce host acceptance of avian brood parasites. Royal Society Open Science. 3(5), 160036.
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Hilbe C, Hagel K, Milinski M. 2016. Experimental game instructions, Public Library of Science, 10.1371/journal.pone.0163867.s008.
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Hilbe C, Hagel K, Milinski M. 2016. Experimental data, Public Library of Science, 10.1371/journal.pone.0163867.s009.
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2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1200 |

Hilbe C, Traulsen A. 2016. Only the combination of mathematics and agent based simulations can leverage the full potential of evolutionary modeling: Comment on “Evolutionary game theory using agent-based methods” by C. Adami, J. Schossau and A. Hintze. Physics of Life Reviews. 19, 29–31.
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2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19965 |

Mcavoy A, Sehwag UM, Hilbe C, Chatterjee K, Barfuss W, Su Q, Leonard NE, Plotkin JB. 2025. Unilateral incentive alignment in two-agent stochastic games. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(25), e2319927121.
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2025 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19843 |

Hübner V, Schmid L, Hilbe C, Chatterjee K. 2025. Stable strategies of direct and indirect reciprocity across all social dilemmas. PNAS Nexus. 4(5), pgaf154.
[Published Version]
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| PubMed | Europe PMC
2025 | Epub ahead of print | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 19074 |

Hübner V, Hilbe C, Staab M, Kleshnina M, Chatterjee K. 2025. Time-dependent strategies in repeated asymmetric public goods games. Dynamic Games and Applications.
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| Download Published Version (ext.)
2024 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 15083 |

Hübner V, Staab M, Hilbe C, Chatterjee K, Kleshnina M. 2024. Efficiency and resilience of cooperation in asymmetric social dilemmas. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121(10), e2315558121.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12861 |

Schmid L, Ekbatani F, Hilbe C, Chatterjee K. 2023. Quantitative assessment can stabilize indirect reciprocity under imperfect information. Nature Communications. 14, 2086.
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2023 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 13258 |

Kleshnina M, Hilbe C, Simsa S, Chatterjee K, Nowak MA. 2023. The effect of environmental information on evolution of cooperation in stochastic games. Nature Communications. 14, 4153.
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2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12280 |

Schmid L, Hilbe C, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2022. Direct reciprocity between individuals that use different strategy spaces. PLOS Computational Biology. 18(6), e1010149.
[Published Version]
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| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2022 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 17061 |

McAvoy A, Kates-Harbeck J, Chatterjee K, Hilbe C. 2022. Evolutionary instability of selfish learning in repeated games. PNAS Nexus. 1(4), pgac141.
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| PubMed | Europe PMC
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2021 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9402 |

Schmid L, Chatterjee K, Hilbe C, Nowak MA. 2021. A unified framework of direct and indirect reciprocity. Nature Human Behaviour. 5(10), 1292–1302.
[Submitted Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2020 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7343 |

Milutinovic B, Stock M, Grasse AV, Naderlinger E, Hilbe C, Cremer S. 2020. Social immunity modulates competition between coinfecting pathogens. Ecology Letters. 23(3), 565–574.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
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| PubMed | Europe PMC
2020 | Research Data Reference | IST-REx-ID: 13060 |

Milutinovic B, Stock M, Grasse AV, Naderlinger E, Hilbe C, Cremer S. 2020. Social immunity modulates competition between coinfecting pathogens, Dryad, 10.5061/DRYAD.CRJDFN318.
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| Download Published Version (ext.)
2019 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6836 |

Hauser OP, Hilbe C, Chatterjee K, Nowak MA. 2019. Social dilemmas among unequals. Nature. 572(7770), 524–527.
[Submitted Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 293 |

Hoffman M, Hilbe C, Nowak M. 2018. The signal-burying game can explain why we obscure positive traits and good deeds. Nature Human Behaviour. 2, 397–404.
[Submitted Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 454 |

Reiter J, Hilbe C, Rand D, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2018. Crosstalk in concurrent repeated games impedes direct reciprocity and requires stronger levels of forgiveness. Nature Communications. 9(1), 555.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
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2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 419 |

Hilbe C, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2018. Partners and rivals in direct reciprocity. Nature Human Behaviour. 2, 469–477.
[Submitted Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 157 |

Hilbe C, Šimsa Š, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2018. Evolution of cooperation in stochastic games. Nature. 559(7713), 246–249.
[Submitted Version]
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| DOI
| WoS
2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 2 |

Hilbe C, Schmid L, Tkadlec J, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2018. Indirect reciprocity with private, noisy, and incomplete information. PNAS. 115(48), 12241–12246.
[Submitted Version]
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| PubMed | Europe PMC
2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 671 |

Hilbe C, Martinez V, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2017. Memory-n strategies of direct reciprocity. PNAS. 114(18), 4715–4720.
[Published Version]
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| Download Published Version (ext.)
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 699 |

Veller C, Hayward L, Nowak M, Hilbe C. 2017. The red queen and king in finite populations. PNAS. 114(27), E5396–E5405.
[Submitted Version]
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| DOI
| Download Submitted Version (ext.)
| PubMed | Europe PMC
2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1322 |

Hilbe C, Hagel K, Milinski M. 2016. Asymmetric power boosts extortion in an economic experiment. PLoS One. 11(10), e0163867.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1333 |

Milinski M, Hilbe C, Semmann D, Sommerfeld R, Marotzke J. 2016. Humans choose representatives who enforce cooperation in social dilemmas through extortion. Nature Communications. 7, 10915.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1423 |

Baek S, Jeong H, Hilbe C, Nowak M. 2016. Comparing reactive and memory-one strategies of direct reciprocity. Scientific Reports. 6, 25676.
[Published Version]
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2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1426 |

Chakra M, Hilbe C, Traulsen A. 2016. Coevolutionary interactions between farmers and mafia induce host acceptance of avian brood parasites. Royal Society Open Science. 3(5), 160036.
[Published Version]
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| DOI
2016 | Research Data Reference | IST-REx-ID: 9867
Hilbe C, Hagel K, Milinski M. 2016. Experimental game instructions, Public Library of Science, 10.1371/journal.pone.0163867.s008.
[Published Version]
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2016 | Research Data Reference | IST-REx-ID: 9868
Hilbe C, Hagel K, Milinski M. 2016. Experimental data, Public Library of Science, 10.1371/journal.pone.0163867.s009.
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2016 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1200 |

Hilbe C, Traulsen A. 2016. Only the combination of mathematics and agent based simulations can leverage the full potential of evolutionary modeling: Comment on “Evolutionary game theory using agent-based methods” by C. Adami, J. Schossau and A. Hintze. Physics of Life Reviews. 19, 29–31.
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