independent of the balance of power. If bargaining involves endogenous demand choices, however, the likelihood of conflict is … experimental results suggest: In a simple bargaining game with an exogenous mediation proposal, the likelihood of conflict is … higher if power is more imbalanced. Even though endogenous bargaining outcomes reflect the players' unequal fighting …

We present a novel approach to N-person bargaining, based on the idea that the agreement reached in a negotiation is … determined by how the direct conflict resulting from disagreement would be resolved. Our basic building block is the disagreement … individual rationality we reach a unique solution: The agreement in the shadow of conflict, ASC. This agreement may be construed …

Experiments evaluate the fit of human behaviour to the Shapley-Shubik power index (SSPI), a formula of voter power … measured power. Chat rooms and processes for selecting subjects reduce or eliminate extraneous forces. Logrolling remains as … values. The SSPI can serve as a control for power imbedded in voting blocs, permitting fuller analysis of other factors that …

-contractible up-front investments to improve their bargaining position and gain advantage for possible future conflict. Bargaining is … player winning in Conflict is higher than the share received under Nash bargaining. We thus provide a rationale for conflict … efficient ex post, but we show that a player may prefer Conflict ex ante if there are sufficient asymmetries in strength. There …

Does higher resource inequality between ethnic groups lead to ethnic conflict? In this paper, we empirically … increases the risk of ethnic conflict by 16 percentage points (or 0.43 standard deviations). This relationship depends on the … power relations between the ethnic groups. More specifically, the analysis at the ethnicity level shows that ethnic groups …

Three models are presented in which two players agree to share power in a particular ratio, but either player may … power; if each eliminates the other, both players get nothing. In Model I, the game is played once, and in Model II it is …

We investigate situations in which players make costly contributions as group members in a group conflict, and at the … same time engage in contest with fellow group members to appropriate the possible reward. We introduce within group power … asymmetry and complementarity in members' efforts, and analyze how each group's internal conflict influences its chance of …

makers , understanding of the final stage of the procedure bargaining in the Conciliation Committee is crucial. Here, EP and … bargaining theory to predict inter-institutional agreements in the Conciliation Committee, it turns out that although …

makers", understanding of the final stage of the procedure - bargaining in the Conciliation Committee - is crucial. Here, EP … bargaining theory to predict interinstitutional agreements in the Conciliation Committee, it turns out that although …

This paper explores how power and gender influence the acceptability of potentially questionable negotiation tactics …. We tested conflicting hypotheses to explore whether power corrupts or ennobles, and whether or not the power holder's sex … (Barry, 1999), we found that high perceived power females found potentially questionable tactics less acceptable than females …