Do the parties in a typical dispute face incentives similar to those in the classic prisoner's dilemma game? In this … typical dispute resolution system. It then reports estimates of the incentives for the parties to obtain legal representation … each case, the data provide evidence that the parties face strong individual incentives to obtain legal representation …

structure of the incentives faced by the parties may be estimated, and the second describes the results of empirical tests in … several different settings. The empirical results strongly suggest that the parties do face "prisoner's dilemma" incentives …

the treatment with direct communication) or to the mediator (in the mediation treatment), before making their demands or … a computer implementing the optimal mediation program. While the theoretical result refers to the best (i.e. most … peaceful) equilibrium under mediation, multiple equilibria exist, and the best equilibrium is particularly vulnerable to small …

Explicit financial incentives, especially pay-for-performance (P4P) incentives, have been extensively employed in …) incentives on the provision of targeted primary care services, and whether physicians' responses differ by age, practice size and … responses are of modest size, physicians responded to some of the financial incentives but not the others. The differential …