The Use of Scandals in the Progress of Society.

Social conventions and norms can be modeled as equilibria of coordination games. it is argued that the critical mass necessary for a society to move from one convention, that is from one equilibrium, to another changes correspondingly with changes in the population structure due to generation shifts. A scandal is defined as a breach of the accepted norm by prominent persons.

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Year of publication:	1999
Authors:	Holler, M.J. ; Wickstrom, B.-A.
Institutions:	Fächergruppe Volkswirtschaftslehre, Helmut Schmidt Universität Hamburg
Subject:	GAME THEORY \| SOCIAL CHOICE \| CONFLICTS \| SOCIETY \| CULTURE

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Series:	Faechergruppe Volkswirtschaftlehre.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	18 pages
Classification:	C72 - Noncooperative Games ; D74 - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances ; J19 - Demographic Economics. Other ; Z10 - Cultural Economics. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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