We interpret the social identity literature and examine its economic implications. We model a population of agents from … that this struggle for resources drives a conflict through the rational destruction of surplus. We assume that the … social group. The existence and specification of the biased player is motivated by the social identity literature. For …

This paper considers a simple model of zero-sum conflict between two players (e.g., territorial dispute) in which … costly actions (e.g., terrorism) are available to one side. We identify how reputation effects shape the outcome of such … conflict. A small prior of fanatic commitment type induces the possibility of costly attack followed by withdrawal in …

We model simultaneous inter and within identity-group conflict in two territories connected by cross-territorial spill … higher efficiency of a group in inter-group conflict. We find that inter-group and total conflict move together within a … territory, while within-group conflict and output move in the opposite direction. A unilateral increase in cross-border spill …

's willingness to finance a public good depends on their income and identity. Using high-resolution economic and linguistic data for …-based predictions with data on secessionist movements, state fragility, regional autonomy, and conflict, as well as with an application … to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Counterfactual analysis strongly suggests that identity trumps income in …

's willingness to finance a public good depends on their income and identity. Using high-resolution economic and linguistic data for …-based predictions with data on secessionist movements, state fragility, regional autonomy, and conflict, as well as with an application … to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Counterfactual analysis strongly suggests that identity trumps income in …

We investigate experimentally the effects of information about native/immigrant identity, and the ability to … communicate a self-chosen personal characteristic towards the rival on conflict behavior. In a two-player individual contest with … British and Immigrant subjects in the UK we find that neither information about identity nor communicating self …

We investigate experimentally the effects of information about native/immigrant identity, and the ability to … communicate a self-chosen personal characteristic towards the rival on conflict behavior. In a two-player individual contest with … British and Immigrant subjects in the UK we find that neither information about identity nor communicating self …