states of the game, the tipping states, which are determined by the contestants' relative strengths, their distances to final … 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 …

noise. In pure strategies, any asymmetric equilibrium corresponds to one-sided dominance, but there is also a variety of …

While the game-theoretic analysis of conflict is often based upon the assumption of multiplicative noise, additive …

While the game-theoretic analysis of conflict is often based on the assumption of multiplicative noise, additive noise …

We introduce three variations of the Hirshleifer-Skaperdas conflict game to study experimentally the effects of post-conflict … altogether, often after substantial initial conflict. To attain peace, players must first engage in costly signaling by making …

We investigate situations in which players make costly contributions as group members in a group conflict, and at the … asymmetry and complementarity in members'efforts, and analyze how each group's internal conflict in-fluences its chance of … winning in the external conflict. We find that a more symmetric group may expend more effort in external conflict when the …

nations, as in a strategic game of international conflict handing over military spending decisions to citizens who face a …