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An experiment on non-zero sum Colonel Blotto games

Hortala-Vallve, Rafael; Llorente-Saguer, Aniol - 2015

We study a version of the Colonel Blotto game where valuations across battlefields are heterogeneous and asymmetric. These games can exhibit unique pure strategy equilibria, some of which are non-monotonic with respect to the battlefield valuations. We test our theoretical predictions in the...

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Local electoral rewards from centralized social programs : are mayors getting the credit?

Rodríguez-Chamussy, Lourdes - 2015

This paper uses variation in the timing of the Mexican antipoverty program's introduction across municipalities to identify its impact on the share of votes for the local incumbent party. Evidence is found that voters reward the mayor's party for the central benefit to their constituencies,...

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On the weights of nations : assigning voting weights in a heterogeneous union

Barberà, Salvador; Jackson, Matthew O. - 2004

characterization of the efficient voting rule in terms of the weights assigned to different districts and the voting threshold (how …Consider a voting procedure where countries, states, or districts comprising a union each elect representatives who … correlation structure of agents preferences, we analyze how voting weights relate to the population size of a country. We then …

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Competition and innovation : an experimental investigation

Darai, Donja; Sacco, Dario; Schmutzler, Armin - 2009 - Revised version

carry out experiments for two-stage games, where R&D investment choices are followed by product market competition. As …

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Individual characteristics and behavior in repeated games : an experimental study

Davis, Douglas; Ivanov, Asen; Korenok, Oleg - 2014

Using a laboratory experiment, we investigate whether a variety of behaviors in repeated games are related to an array of individual characteristics that are popular in economics: risk attitude, time preference, trust, trustworthiness, altruism, strategic skills in one-shot matrix games,...

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Aspects of behavior in repeated games : an experimental study

Davis, Douglas; Ivanov, Asen; Korenok, Oleg - 2014

We introduce a novel approach to studying behavior in repeated games - one that is based on the psychology of play. Our approach is based on the following six "aspects" of a player's behavior: round-1 cooperation, lenience, forgiveness, loyalty, leadership, and following. Using a laboratory...

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Divided majority and information aggregation : theory and experiment

Bouton, Laurent; Castanheira, Micael; Llorente-Saguer, Aniol - 2015

We propose a theory-based experimental approach to compare the properties of approval voting (AV) with those of … voting. Finally, subjects' behavior under AV highlights the need to study equilibria in asymmetric strategies. …

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International environmental agreements under uncertainty : does the veil of uncertainty help?

Finus, Michael; Pintassilgo, Pedro - 2010

Na and Shin (1998) showed that the veil of uncertainty can be conducive to the success of self-enforcing international environmental agreements. Later papers confirmed this negative conclusion about the role of learning. In the light of intensified research efforts worldwide to reduce...

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Environmental participation and environmental motivation

Torgler, Benno; García-Valiñas, María A.; Macintyre, … - 2008

We explore whether environmental motivation affects environmental behavior by focusing on volunteering. The paper first introduces a theoretical model of volunteering in environmental organizations. In a next step, it tests the hypothesis working with a large micro data set covering 32 countries...

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On the legitimacy of coercion for the financing of public goods

Bierbrauer, Felix - 2009

The literature on public goods has shown that efficient outcomes are impossible if participation constraints have to be respected. This paper addresses the question whether they should be imposed. It asks under what conditions efficiency considerations justify that individuals are forced to pay...

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