Most literature on the hold-up problem starts from the assumption that ex post bargaining outcomes are insensitive to … prior investment costs. We argue that this approach is unsatisfactory. If the bargaining procedure is relatively symmetric … efficient investment. Even if the bargaining procedure is asymmetric and rigged against the investor, there may be investment if …

embrace the bargaining model where their happiness is determined by their own income. Men in the U.S. are more likely to …

game. Thereafter the same subjects play a private values (sealed-bid double auction) bargaining game with or without … communication. Communication substantially increases bargaining efficiency among subjects who cooperated in the Prisoners' dilemma …, but has no significant effect on bargaining outcomes when one subject defected. Subjects who cooperated in the Prisoners …

there exist an equilibrium where all firms negotiate wages. Generally, we find that a tight labor market favors bargaining …

the context of Young's (1993b) bargaining model. It turns out that "cleverness" in this respect indeed does have an … bargaining solution remains the unique long-run outcome when the mutation rate goes to zero. …

our Swedish sample. Moreover, when we add the crucial bargaining parameter derived in our model to the explanatory …

The paper examines the evolutionary foundations of bilateral bargaining behavior, emphasizing the trade-off between …