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Public Goods Provision and Sanctioning in Privileged Groups
Reuben, Ernesto; Riedl, Arno - CESifo - 2007
In public good provision, privileged groups enjoy the advantage that some of its members find it optimal to supply a positive amount of the public good. However, their inherent asymmetric nature may make the enforcement of cooperative behavior through informal sanctioning harder to accomplish....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005094348
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A Theory of Reciprocity
Falk, Armin; Fischbacher, Urs - CESifo - 2001
This paper presents a formal theory of reciprocity. Reciprocity means that people reward kind actions and punish unkind ones. The theory takes into account that people evaluate the kindness of an action not only by its consequences but also by the intention underlying this action. The theory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005765909
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Controlling Complexity in Spatial Modelling
Paelinck, Jean - CESifo - 2000
The present complexity approach is based on two assumptions: A1: measurability of deviations of outcomes with respect … to reference values; A2 : extension of A1 to multi-set analysis. Complexity is then defined in terms of multi … reducing greatly the degree of complexity of the problem, and hence the difficulty of finding a solution. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181604
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Complex Tax Incentives - An Experimental Investigation
Abeler, Johannes; Jäger, Simon - CESifo - 2013
How does tax complexity affect people’s reaction to tax changes? To answer this question, we conduct an experiment in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652444
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Old George Orwell Got it Backward: Some Thoughts on Behavioral Tax Economics
Slemrod, Joel - CESifo - 2009
It is entirely appropriate that the study of public finance take seriously “behavioral” inconsistencies with traditional models of individual and collective decision-making. This raises the question of whether the state should play a role in protecting individuals from themselves, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008572563
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The Influence of Special Interests and Party Activists on Electoral Competition
Martineau, Nicolas-Guillaume - CESifo - 2012
This paper studies the effects on electoral competition of political parties relying on monetary donations and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010548149
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On the Sensitivity of Collective Action to Uncertainty about Climate Tipping Points
Barrett, Scott; Dannenberg, Astrid - CESifo - 2014
Previous research shows that collective action to avoid a catastrophic threshold, such as a climate “tipping point,” is unaffected by uncertainty about the impact of crossing the threshold but that collective action collapses if the location of the threshold is uncertain. Theory suggests...
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Group Contests with Internal Conflict and Power Asymmetry
Choi, Jay Pil; Chowdhury, Subhasish M.; Kim, Jaesoo - CESifo - 2014
We investigate situations in which players make costly contributions as group members in a group conflict, and at the same time engage in contest with fellow group members to appropriate the possible reward. We introduce within group power asymmetry and complementarity in members’ efforts, and...
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Voodoo versus Fishing Committees: The Role of Traditional and Contemporary Institutions in Fisheries Management
Alonso, Elena Briones; Houssa, Romain; Verpoorten, Marijke - CESifo - 2015
We study the co-existence of two community-based institutions for fisheries management in Benin: a traditional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011252995
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Climate Treaties and Approaching Catastrophes
Barrett, Scott - CESifo - 2012
If the threshold that triggers climate catastrophe is known with certainty, and the benefits of avoiding catastrophe are high relative to the costs, treaties can easily coordinate countries’ behavior so as to avoid the threshold. Where the net benefits of avoiding catastrophe are lower,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877724