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an agreement that incorporates the (unrealized) costs of delay and conflict. A laboratory experiment has been used to … on the table, but there is no conflict regardless of the degree of power asymmetry. Indeed, there is no delay in reaching … investigate the effects of power asymmetries on conflict rates in a two-stage bargaining game that is (if necessary) followed by …
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We study three triggers of conflict and explore their resultant emotional reactions in a laboratory experiment …. Economists suggest that the primary trigger of conflict is monetary incentives. Social psychologists suggest that conflicts are … that conflict originates from all three triggers. The three triggers differently impact the frequency of conflict, but not …
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A game-theoretic model of repeated interaction between two potential adversaries is analyzed to illustrate how conflict … players. During each period, each adversary must decide to either stage an attack or not. Conflict ensues if either player … period of tranquility. When this happens, it is as if conflict has suddenly arisen without any apparent cause or impetus …
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Using a laboratory experiment, we behaviourally study the impact of a sudden increase in the common-pool size on within …-group conflict, i.e., the paradox of the plenty. We also consider the potential role of governance in avoiding this paradox. In the …-stage conflict. In the next stage, each group member allocates his private endowment between working or fighting for a share of the …
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We conduct an artefactual field experiment to compare the individual preferences and propensity to cooperate of three …
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In two-person generosity games, the proposer’s agreement payoff is exogenously given, whereas that of the responder is endogenously determined by the proposer’s choice of the pie size. In three-person generosity games, equal agreement payoffs for two of the players are either exogenously...
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The literature on social norms has often stressed that social disapproval is crucial to foster compliance with norms and promote fair and cooperative behavior. With this in mind, we explore the disapproval of allocation decisions using experimental data from five dictator games with a feedback...
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We use experimental methods to investigate whether pledges of commitment can improve cooperation in endogenously-formed partnerships facing a social dilemma. Treatments vary in terms of the individual's: (1) opportunity to commit to their partner; (2) the cost of dissolving committed...
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conduct an economic experiment using this model to investigate possible behavioral factors that may explain deviations from …
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starting network. To study factors affecting equilibrium selection, we designed a network formation experiment with multiple …
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