In the context of international bargaining, standard models predict that a shift in military power can cause preventive … war because it changes the relative bargaining position between states. We find that shifts in military power are not the … the relative bargaining position changes substantially. …

I examine the determinants of conflict and settlement by embedding probabilistic contests in a bargaining framework … frontiers. After examining the incentives for settlement, I demonstrate how different division rules and bargaining norms have … real, economic effects. I then analyze some sources of conflict. I emphasize long-term, strategic considerations by …

issue by modelling the automated negotiation process as a two-person bargaining game under incomplete information. A first …

We present a novel approach to N-person bargaining, based on the idea that the agreement reached in a negotiation is … determined by how the direct conflict resulting from disagreement would be resolved. Our basic building block is the disagreement … individual rationality we reach a unique solution: the agreement in the shadow of conflict, ASC. This agreement may be construed …

We present a novel approach to N-person bargaining, based on the idea that the agreement reached in a negotiation is … determined by how the direct conflict resulting from disagreement would be resolved. Our basic building block is the disagreement … bargaining problem, a weak axiom based on individual rationality leads to a unique solution: the agreement in the shadow of …

We propose a new bargaining solution, based on the idea - borrowed from Hobbes - that the agreement reached in a … negotiation should be determined by how the direct conflict resulting from disagreement would be resolved. The explicit modeling … of the disagreement game directly leads to the observation that the outcome of conflict is a function of the stakes. Thus …

experimental results suggest: In a simple bargaining game with an exogenous mediation proposal, the likelihood of conflict is … independent of the balance of power. If bargaining involves endogenous demand choices, however, the likelihood of conflict is …We study the role of an imbalance in fighting strengths when players bargain in the shadow of conflict. Our …

incomplete information (both sides believing they can "win," when one – and possibly both – must "lose"). Reasons for conflict … article then draws out six implications for those interested in conflict management and conflict mitigation and comments, for …