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I develop a model of group decision-making, in which a committee generates proposals and holds open discussions, but the ultimate decision is either taken by a leader (decision by authority) or by majority vote. Optimal communication processes are studied that combine both cheap talk statements...
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systematic violation of expected utility theory. We propose a model in which a well-known failure of expected utility – captured … connection between two well-known behavioural regularities, one in individual decision theory and another in the social …
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, we use a combination of lab, field, and survey evidence to study whether these two types of behaviour are indeed linked … behaviour in cashing the check and completing tasks on time. Our results lend support to the hypothesis that subjects who have a …
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This study discusses the nature of adjustment costs, which underpin the dynamic theory of input demand. We examine the … firms’ dynamic behaviour in factor markets. …
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, however, appropriation behaviour is more efficient. Our analysis shows that these regularities arise naturally when a fraction …
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Probabilistic measures of a priori voting power are useful tools to asses actors' influence on collective decision-making either for the purpose of designing a voting organ or to model particular policy cases. This paper makes an attempt to reduce a dynamic voting process into a cooperative...
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This paper analyses the incentives to participate in and the stability of international climate coalitions. Using the integrated assessment model WITCH, the analysis of coalitions’ profitability and stability is performed under alternative assumptions concerning the pure rate of time...
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We use randomized program offers and multiple follow-up survey waves to examine the effects of entrepreneurship training on a broad set of outcomes. Training increases short run business ownership and employment, but there is no evidence of broader or longer run effects. We also test whether...
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This note argues that a rigorous application of simple game theory may provide unambiguous yet non-trivial theoretical … insights about the behaviour of players in simple games. This contrasts with a commonly held view that many predictions in … applied game theory are either obvious or inconclusive. To illustrate our point, we analyse the merits of two controversial …
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This paper provides a general review of recent developments in the application of control theory to macroeconomic …
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