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Voluntary Public Goods Provision, Coalition Formation, and Uncertainty
Burger, Nick - 2009
coalitions to provide public goods. Theory is ambiguous on the equilibrium coalition size and contribution rates. We examine the … emergence of coalitions, their size, and how uncertainty in public goods provision affects contribution levels and coalition … coalition to provide the good. Contrary a core theoretical result, we find that coalition size increases when the public good …
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Coalition Formation in Political Games
Acemoglu, Daron - 2006
We study the formation of a ruling coalition in political environments. Each individual is endowed with a level of … political power. The ruling coalition consists of a subset of the individuals in the society and decides the distribution of … resources. A ruling coalition needs to contain enough powerful members to win against any alternative coalition that may …
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Socially Optimal Coordination : Characterization and Policy Implications
Angeletos, George-Marios - 2007
In recent years there has been a growing interest in macro models with heterogeneity in information and complementarity in actions. These models deliver promising positive properties, such as heightened inertia and volatility. But they also raise important normative questions, such as whether...
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Congressional Vote Options
King, David C.; Zeckhauser, Richard J. - 2022
votes. 'This vote,' we hear, ' will either win by a little or lose by a lot.' Real-world examples suggest coalition leaders …
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The Political Agenda Effect and State Centralization
Acemoglu, Daron - 2016
We provide a potential explanation for the absence of, and unwillingness to create, centralized power in the hands of a national state based on the political agenda effect. State centralization induces citizens of different backgrounds, interests, regions or ethnicities to coordinate their...
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Endogenous Information Flows and the Clustering of Announcements
Acharya, Viral V. - 2010
We consider the strategic timing of information releases in a dynamic disclosure model. Because investors don't know whether or when the firm is informed, the firm will not necessarily disclose immediately. We show that bad market news can trigger the immediate release of information by firms....
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Information Percolation in Segmented Markets
Duffie, Darrell - 2011
We calculate equilibria of dynamic double-auction markets in which agents are distinguished by their preferences and information. Over time, agents are privately informed by bids and offers. Investors are segmented into groups that differ with respect to characteristics determining information...
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Do Prices Reveal the Presence of Informed Trading?
Collin-Dufresne, Pierre - 2012
Using a comprehensive sample of trades by Schedule 13D filers, who possess valuable private information when they accumulate stocks of targeted companies, this paper studies whether several liquidity measures reveal the presence of informed trading. The evidence suggests that when Schedule 13D...
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Collateral, Rationing, and Government Intervention in Credit Markets
Gale, William G. - 2008
This paper analyzes the effects of government intervention in credit markets when lenders use collateral, interest, and the probability of granting a loan as potential screening devices. Equilibria with and without rationing are examined. The principal theme is that credit policies operate...
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The Informational Content of Initial Public Offerings
Gale, Ian L. - 2007
The ability of capital markets to distinguish firms of different value by the size of their initial equity offerings is attenuated when insiders can sell equity more than once. A model is developed in which there is price risk from holding equity between periods. When the uncertainty is small....
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