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conditions under which the equilibrium is unique and converges to a system of differential equations. Using unique and … increase welfare relative to estimated equilibrium predictions …
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arguments may be perceived as being used for different reasons, for example, out of fairness considerations or in order to … facilitate negotiations. Consistent with experimental and behavioral studies on fairness perceptions, we find that individuals …
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we derive the equilibrium deal flows across the two markets, endogenously deriving market sizes, competitive structures …
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Among political practitioners, there is conventional wisdom about the outcomes of critical and salient legislative votes. 'This vote,' we hear, ' will either win by a little or lose by a lot.' Real-world examples suggest coalition leaders purchase 'hip-pocket' votes and "if you need me" pledges,...
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function that aggregates individual preferences. In equilibrium a majority of the voters may favor a budget deficit. The size … future majorities. The paper also shows that the ex-ante efficient equilibrium of this model involves a balanced budget. A …
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Democratic systems are built, with good reason, on majoritarian principles, but their legitimacy requires the protection of strongly held minority preferences. The challenge is to do so while treating every voter equally and preserving aggregate welfare. One possible solution is <i>Storable Votes</i>:...
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impacts the district representative's roll call voting. We find that an increase in Democrat share within a district causes … more leftist roll call voting. This occurs because a Democrat is more likely to hold the seat, but also because - in … contrast to existing empirical work - partisan composition has a direct effect on the roll call voting of individual …
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voting groups: skilled workers, unskilled workers, and old retirees. The essence of inter- and intra …-budget manner. We characterize political-economic equilibrium policy rules consisting of the tax rate, the skill composition of …
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The paper revisits the problem of wage bargaining between a firm and multiple workers. We show that the Subgame Perfect … Equilibrium of the extensive-form game proposed by Stole and Zwiebel (1996a) does not imply a profile of wages and profits that … coincides with the Shapley values as claimed in their classic paper. We propose an alternative extensive-form bargaining game …
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Although most disputes between groups of people are settled peacefully, sometimes disputes result in war. This lecture uses historical examples to illustrate how the ability to negotiate a credible peaceful settlement of a dispute between sovereign states, typically a dispute over the control of...
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