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conflict, we find that income levels unambiguously increase the chance of peace. Among other issues, we discuss the critical …
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In many instances of potential violent or non-violent conflict the future strategic positions of adversaries are very … different when there is open conflict than when there is settlement. In such environments we show that, as the future becomes … more important, open conflict becomes more likely than settlement. We demonstrate the theoretical robustness of this …
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Warlords compete for turf that provides them with rents and ‘taxable’ resources but they can also offer a semblance of security within their respective territories. This article first examines two economic models of warlord competition. Because such competition takes place through the use of...
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In many instances of potential violent or non-violent conflict the future strategic positions of adversaries are very … different when there is open conflict than when there is settlement. In such environments we show that, as the future becomes … more important, open conflict becomes more likely than settlement. We demonstrate the theoretical robustness of this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003923592
Why do legal disputes ever go to trial? Prior research emphasizes the role of mistakes, irrationalities, or asymmetric information because rational litigants with complete or symmetric information should choose pre-trial settlements over the costs and risks of trial. Using a dynamic...
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In many instances of potential violent or non-violent conflict the future strategic positions of adversaries are very … different when there is open conflict than when there is settlement. In such environments we show that, as the future becomes … more important, open conflict becomes more likely than settlement. We demonstrate the theoretical robustness of this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008533978
In many instances of potential violent or non-violent conflict, the future strategic positions of adversaries are very … different when there is open conflict than when there is settlement. Then, we show that as the future becomes more important …, open conflict becomes more likely than settlement. We discuss the applicability of this finding in war, litigation, and …
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rent-seeking to conflict and sports. We first examine the theoretical foundations of contest functions and classify them …
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and rent-seeking to conflict and sports. We first examine the theoretical foundations of contest functions and classify …
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