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EU demand for defense, 1990-2019 : a strategic spatial approach
George, Justin; Sandler, Todd - In: Games 12 (2021) 1/13, pp. 1-18
For 1990-2019, this study presents two-step GMM estimates of EU members' demands for defense spending based on alternative spatial-weight matrices. In particular, EU spatial connectivity is tied to EU membership status, members' contiguity, contiguity and power projection, inverse distance, and...
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Pledges of commitment and cooperation in partnerships
Deer, Lachlan; Bayer, Ralph-C. - In: Games 7 (2016) 1, pp. 1-16
We use experimental methods to investigate whether pledges of commitment can improve cooperation in endogenously … findings show that pledges of commitment alone can increase cooperation and welfare in committed partnerships. The introduction … partnerships fall solely on the individual choosing to break up, pledges of commitment fail to improve cooperation and welfare. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011453248
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An experiment on cooperation in a CPR game with a disapproval option
Yao, Koffi Serge William - In: Games 12 (2021) 4, pp. 1-14
This paper studies the standard version of the approval mechanism with two players in a common pool resource (CPR) extraction game. In the case of disapproval, the Nash extraction level is implemented. The paper investigates, experimentally, the extent to which the Nash threat leads to...
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Overlapping climate clubs : self-enforcing R&D networks to mitigate global warming
Silva, Emilson C. D.; Yamaguchi, Chikara - In: Games 13 (2022) 1, pp. 1-24
Free riding incentives make it difficult to control climate change. To improve the chances of the Paris Agreement's ambitious goal, many nations are forming scientific networks in carbon capture and storage (CCS). These networks take many forms (bilateral, hub-and-spoke, and multilateral)....
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Stable international environmental agreements : large coalitions that achieve little
Rauscher, Michael - In: Games 10 (2019) 4/47, pp. 1-7
A standard result of coalition formation games is that stable coalitions are very small if the coalition plays Nash vis-à-vis the rest of the world and if abatement costs are quadratic. It has been shown that larger coalitions and even the grand coalition are possible if the marginal abatement...
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Prescriptive norms and social comparisons
Michaeli, Moti; Spiro, Daniel - In: Games 9 (2019) 4, pp. 1-12
This paper analyzes the equilibrium strength of prescriptive norms to contribute to public goods. We consider three methods of establishing what an acceptable contribution to the public good is. Under the first method, the contribution of the bottom contributor is the reference point by which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012227740
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Prescriptive norms and social comparisons
Michaeli, Moti; Spiro, Daniel - In: Games 9 (2018) 4/97, pp. 1-12
This paper analyzes the equilibrium strength of prescriptive norms to contribute to public goods. We consider three methods of establishing what an acceptable contribution to the public good is. Under the first method, the contribution of the bottom contributor is the reference point by which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012014923
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Efficient decentralized leadership under hybrid work and attachment to regions
Aoyama, Naoto; Silva, Emilson C. D. - In: Games 14 (2023) 2, pp. 1-18
Under the 'new normal' in the labor market, individuals can work remotely or in person, a hybrid work mode that became ubiquitous during the pandemic. This paper studies the efficiency of decentralized leadership in federations in which hybrid work is the modus operandi. Self-interested regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014422292
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EU demand for defense, 1990-2019: A strategic spatial approach
George, Justin; Sandler, Todd - In: Games 12 (2021) 1, pp. 1-18
For 1990-2019, this study presents two-step GMM estimates of EU members' demands for defense spending based on alternative spatial-weight matrices. In particular, EU spatial connectivity is tied to EU membership status, members' contiguity, contiguity and power projection, inverse distance, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013200075
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Should law keep pace with society? : relative update rates determine the co-evolution of institutional punishment and citizen contributions to public goods
Roithmayr, Daria; Isakov, Alexander; Rand, David - In: Games 6 (2015) 2, pp. 124-149
Until recently, theorists considering the evolution of human cooperation have paid little attention to institutional … maximize compliance? We investigate this question by modeling the co-evolution of law and cooperation in a public goods game …' updating of their contribution strategy and observe the effect on Citizen cooperation. We find that when States have unlimited …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011316651