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An information-theoretic thought experiment is developed to clarify why the maximum entropy methodology is appropriate … predictive power is provided through an application to the Schelling model of segregation. -- Information entropy ; knapsack …
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Neeman (2004) and Heifetz and Neeman (2006) have shown that, in auctions with incomplete information about payoffs … parameters. They argue that the set of incomplete-information models satisfying this so-called BDP property ("beliefs determine … rich and beliefs are derived by conditioning on the available information; for any agent, this information includes his own …
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We define a generalized state-space model with interactive unawareness and probabilistic beliefs. Such models are desirable for many potential applications of asymmetric unawareness. We develop Bayesian games with unawareness, define equilibrium, and prove existence. We show how equilibria are...
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Under what conditions can cooperation be sustained in a network of strangers? Here we study the role of institutions and uncover a new behavioral foundation for the use of monetary systems. In an experiment, anonymous subjects could cooperate or defect in bilateral random encounters. This...
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anonymously in a group, could pay a cost either to obtain information about their counterparts, or to create a freely available … attain higher levels of cooperation compared to a treatment without monitoring. Information about past conduct alone thus …
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externalities and so, the option exercise by the Leader generates an Information Revelation" that benefits the Follower. Moreover …
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This paper examines how cooperation in an insurance game depends on risk preferences and the riskiness of income. It considers a dynamic game where commitment is limited, and characterizes the level of cooperation as measured by the reciprocal of the discount factor above which perfect risk...
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This paper examines how cooperation in an insurance game depends on risk preferences and the riskiness of income. It considers a dynamic game where commitment is limited, and characterizes the level of cooperation as measured by the reciprocal of the discount factor above which perfect risk...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003770693
externalities and so, the option exercise by the Leader generates an Information Revelationʺ that benefits the Follower. Moreover …. -- American Exchange options ; game theory ; Montecarlo simulation ; R&D ; information revelation …
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An entrepreneur contracts with a consultant, who is protected by limited liability, to supply information about the … probability than a bad one. The entrepreneur makes an upfront payment that the consultant can either invest in information … entrepreneurs so long as his informal referrals remain high. The principal finds it optimal to under-utilize information if she uses …
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