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Why Fairness? Facial Expressions, Evolutionary Psychology, and the Emergence of Fairness in Simple Bargaining Games
Eckel, Catherine; Wilson, Rick K. - 1999
"One of the successes in contemporary social science is the development and proliferation of game theory. For a wide … range of phenomena, game theory produces enormous insight into the strategic interaction of individuals. Its greatest power …, information aggregation or when confronting large-scale social dilemmas. However, as Ostrom (1998) reminds us, game theory also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468443
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Online consumer-to-consumer communication networks : an economic exploration of their formation and value
Harmsen-van Hout, Maria [Marjolein] Juliëtte Wilhelmina - 2009
Online Consumer-to-Consumer Communication Networks are characterized by informational and social benefits as well as time and effort costs for participants. Therefore, this dissertation takes an economic perspective on the network formation process as a determinant of value for consumers and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467397
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Simulation der langfristigen Entwicklung des europäischen Elektrizitätsmarktes
Paulun, Tobias - 2009
electricity exchanges. In this thesis, a new model based on game theory approaches is developed for the European electricity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467426
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Risk, Behavior and Evolution
Netzer, Nick - 2007
Diese Doktorarbeit besteht aus vier eigenständigen Forschungsarbeiten, die in der Zeit von Oktober 2004 bis Oktober 2007 geschrieben wurden, während ich Teilnehmer am "Doctoral Programme in Quantitative Economics and Finance" an der Universität Konstanz war. Meine Forschungsinteressen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471697
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Strategic Misrepresentation of Information : Implications of Biased and Diverse Information in Capital Markets
Kleinert, Martin - 2006
Today's predominant disclosure philosophy calls for the fulldisclosure of all decision relevant information bycompanies. More publicly available information, theargument goes, limits the adverse selection problem by reducinginformation asymmetry among heterogeneous investors. Thus, theliquidity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475317
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Network Formation and International Trade
Jorzik, Nathalie - 2009
Die Gründung des GATT Abkommens im Jahr 1947 sowie die Welthandelsorganisation führten zu weltweiten Zollsenkung. Seit deren Gründung haben sich mehr als 150 Länder innerhalb von acht Verhandlungsrunden auf Zollsenkungen von durchschnittlich 40% auf nunmehr 4% geeinigt.Hauptsäule der WTO...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476160
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Advances in strategic network formation : preferences, centrality, and externalities
Buechel, Berno - 2009
The importance of social and economic networks has meanwhile been widely acknowledged throughout social sciences. Network positions are supposed to be important for both, consumers and suppliers. Examples are R&D collaborations, strategic alliances, knowledge management within organizations,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009452644
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Foundations for Cooperation in Social Dilemmas
Ahn, Toh-Kyeong - 2001
-selfish individuals' motivations are best described on a dimension of equity/fairness rather than being thought of as unconditional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468335
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Appropriation Externalities in the Commons: Theory and Experimental Evidence
Herr, Andrew - 1996
of the commons.' This dissertation combines the tools of game theory and experimental methods to gain a broader …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468337
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Essays on Individual Behavior in Social Dilemma Environments: An Experimental Analysis
Dudley, Dean - 1993
"In this study, individual level behavior is investigated in the context of computer assisted voluntary contribution mechanism public good (VCM) provision experiments and common pool resource (CPR) appropriation experiments. Previous studies of these environments have concentrated on aggregate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468340