on the technologies of conflict within each battlefield and the nature of economies or diseconomies in how battlefield … out-comes and costs aggregate in determining payoffs in the overall conflict. -- conflict, contest ; battlefield ; Colonel …

. -- conflict ; all-pay auction ; identity-dependent externalities ; radicalism ; extremism ; contest success function … modeled as all-pay auctions with identity-dependent externalities. In this context, we define centrists and radicals using a …, we show that substituting the auction contest success function for the lottery contest success function in a conflict may …

modeled as all-pay auctions with identity-dependent externalities. In this context, we define centrists and radicals using a …, we show that substituting the auction contest success function for the lottery contest success function in a conflict may … radicals. Our results demonstrate the importance of the choice of the institutions of conflict, as modeled by the contest …

on the technologies of conflict within each battlefield and the nature of economies or diseconomies in how battlefield … out-comes and costs aggregate in determining payoffs in the overall conflict …

by which the allocation of prizes are governed by possibly repeated conflict. Our results contribute to an explanation … why. Compared to a single stage conflict, such structures can reduce the overall resources that are dissipated among the …

no incentive to exclude bidders, even if they are nearly certain to default; (iii) buyer reputation systems reward … bidders with a reputation for defaulting, counter to the idea of deterring such behavior. Our auction experiments support …

This paper studies the role of communication and reputation in market interactions using data from online procurement … auctions. Not only positive reputation ratings but also engaging in communication increases a bidder’s probability of winning …