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question of the value added of letting the sourcing process consist of both an auction and a negotiation stage, theoretically … and in a laboratory experiment. Our theoretical results suggest that in a setting where the buyer and the suppliers have … auction is beneficial to the buyer compared to no communication and ex-ante communication. In a setting where the buyer and …
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In auctions with externalities, it is well-known that the core can be empty, which is undesirable both in terms of … stability and fairness. Nevertheless, some auction outcome must be chosen. We separate deviations into two types: deviations by …
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, deals with bidders' anticipated regrets from winning and from losing the auction. It exploits the stochastic properties of … the auction format and rationalizes: (i) Nash equilibrium bidding, (ii) (non-)monotone overbidding and (iii) fully cursed …
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coordination problem. In the efficient allocation, both networks are active and the firm with the highest expected quality has the … largest market share. To characterize the equilibrium allocation, we derive necessary and sufficient conditions for uniqueness … of the equilibrium of the coordination game played by consumers for given prices. The equilibrium allocation differs from …
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A single principal interacts with several agents, offering them contracts. The crucial assumption of this paper is that the outside-option payoffs of the agents depend positively on how many "free agents" there are (these are agents who are not under contract). We study how such a principal,...
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We experimentally test the social motives behind individual participation in intergroup conflict by manipulating the framing and symmetry of conflict. We find that behavior in conflict depends on whether one is harmed by actions perpetrated by the out-group, but not on one’s own influence on...
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the natural resources, since the agents recognize that the exploitation not only creates negative externalities for their … experiment in four farming communities located in the Bolivian Department of Chuquisaca during the third quarter of 2019. We … intergenerational link is evident. Our intergenerational field experiment includes four treatments based on the replacement rate of the …
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experiment, the stock available to each generation depends on the extent of exploitation by previous generations and on resource …
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We study cheating as a collective-risk social dilemma in a group setting in which individuals are asked to report their actual outcomes. Misreporting their outcomes increases the individual's earnings but when the sum of claims in the group reaches a certain threshold, a risk of collective...
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allocation rules (first vs. second price auction vs. fair division game). The data analysis of the sealed-bid, private value …
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