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the evolution of conventions. We give an application to the fall of hegemonies in the evolutionary theory of institutions …
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We consider an evolutionary model of social coordination in a 2 × 2 game where two groups of players prefer to coordinate on different actions. Players can pay a cost to learn their opponent's group: if they pay it, they can condition their actions concerning the groups. We assess the stability...
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preference evolution? We show that it is in a couple's common interest to obey a rule requiring them to give specified amounts of …
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preference evolution? We show that it is in a couple's common interest to obey a rule requiring them to give specified amounts of …
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This paper presents the results of an experiment on mutual versus common knowl- edge of advice in a two-player weak-link game with random matching. Our experimen- tal subjects play in pairs for thirteen rounds. After a brief learning phase common to all treatments, we vary the knowledge levels...
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In the real world, when people play games, they often receive advice from those that have played it before them. Such advice can facilitate the creation of a convention of behavior. This paper studies the impact of advice on the behavior subjects who engage in a non-overlapping generational...
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Der Beitrag setzt sich mit Walther Müller-Jentschs Konzept von Konfliktpartnerschaft und mit Wolfgang Streecks Kritik an diesem Konzept auseinander. Dabei wird zwischen einem historisch spezifischen und einem allgemeinen Begriff von Konfliktpartnerschaft unterschieden. Es wird – gegen...
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It is widely agreed that the Nasdaq during the dot-com era 20 years ago was a full-fledged stock market bubble. Recently, the US stock market according to many metrics has become significantly more speculative and overvalued than it was at the dot-com peak 20 years ago. In both instances, a very...
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-day conventions on hotel demand. In addition to multi-day conventions, we hand collect data on other major events such as the Indy 500 … effect of conventions and other large events in Indianapolis on average daily room rates, revenue per room, demand, occupancy …, and total revenue. We find large and statistically significant effects for multi-day conventions on hotel demand with very …
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role of conventions in an attempt to account fully for uncertainty. In doing so, we include the relevant variables as …
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