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Conflict, Evolution, Hegemony, and the Power of the State
Levine, David; Modica, Salvatore - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
In a model of evolution driven by conflict between societies more powerful states have an advantage. When the influence of outsiders is small we show that this results in a tendency to hegemony. In a simple example in which institutions differ in their "exclusiveness" we find that these...
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Vote Trading With and Without Party Leaders
casella, alessandra; Palfrey, Thomas; Turban, Sébastien - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
Two groups of voters of known sizes disagree over a single binary decision to be taken by simple majority. Individuals have different, privately observed intensities of preferences and before voting can buy or sell votes among themselves for money. We study the implication of such trading for...
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On the Formation of Coalitions to Provide Public Goods - Experimental Evidence from the Lab
Lange, Andreas; Dannenberg, Astrid; Sturm, Bodo - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010
coalitions in different institutions and compares those to a voluntary contribution mechanism. The experiment confirms the rather … smallest common denominator being binding. The experiment thereby shows that the acceptance of institutions depends on how …
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Competitive Equilibrium in Markets for Votes
casella, alessandra; Llorente-Saguer, Aniol; Palfrey, … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010
We develop a competitive equilibrium theory of a market for votes. Before voting on a binary issue, individuals may buy and sell their votes with each other. We define the concept of Ex Ante Vote-Trading Equilibrium, identify weak sufficient conditions for existence, and construct one such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008533385
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What Happens in the Field Stays in the Field: Exploring Whether Professionals Play Minimax in Laboratory Experiments
Levitt, Steven; list, john; Reiley, David - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009
experiments. In this paper, we establish important bounds on these results by examining the behavior of four distinct subject … that pit professionals against preprogrammed computers, and (2) post-experiment questionnaires. The most likely explanation …
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The Hired Gun Mechanism
Andreoni, James; Gee, Laura K. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
We present and experimentally test a mechanism that provides a simple, natural, low cost, and realistic solution to the problem of compliance with socially determined efficient actions, such as contributing to a public good. We note that small self-governing organizations often place enforcement...
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Gun For Hire: Does Delegated Enforcement Crowd out Peer Punishment in Giving to Public Goods?
Andreoni, James; Gee, Laura K. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
vigilante justice, as represented by peer-to-peer punishment, to delegated policing, as represented by the "hired gun" mechanism …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009019694
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Corruption, Intimidation, and Whistle-blowing: a Theory of Inference from Unverifiable Reports
Chassang, Sylvain; Miquel, Gerard Padró i - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
possible to establish robust bounds on equilibrium corruption using only non-verifiable reports. Our analysis suggests a simple …
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Corrupting Learning: Evidence from Missing Federal Education Funds in Brazil
Ferraz, Claudio; Finan, Frederico; Moreira, Diana B. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
This paper examines if money matters in education by looking at whether missing resources due to corruption affect … student outcomes. We use data from the auditing of Brazil's local governments to construct objective measures of corruption … of corruption across municipalities and controlling for student, school, and municipal characteristics, we find a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010950699
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Building State Capacity: Evidence from Biometric Smartcards in India
Muralidharan, Karthik; Niehaus, Paul; Sukhtankar, Sandip - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
Andhra Pradesh, using a large-scale experiment that randomized the rollout of Smartcards over 158 sub- districts and 19 …
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