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The division and coordination of knowledge
Loasby, Brian J. - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001668844
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Pools or schools or both? : diversification and specialisation in public services
Dujava, Daniel; Černěnko, Tomáš; Rafaj, Oliver - 2019
We develop a model of two municipalities providing two public services. We show that in case of intermediate level of transferability of public services between two municipalities, Pareto-suboptimal Nash equilibrium exists. In this case, cooperation between municipalities or merging of two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012125645
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Building certain knowledge based on the intentional-consequential gap in uncertain surroundings
Gospodarek, Tadeusz - In: Central European review of economics and management : CEREM 5 (2021) 3, pp. 51-68
Aim: Develop a methodological approach to reduce uncertainty of knowledge necessary for decision making in quick … recognized as a good paradigm in Kuhn’s sense suitable to build certain knowledge in the uncertain surroundings. So, it is the … for decision making processes based on uncertain information and knowledge. In this paper a methodology of introduction …
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Workers' participation in wage setting and opportnistic behaviour : evidence from a gift-exchange experiment
Franke, Jörg; Gurtoviy, Ruslan; Mertins, Vanessa - 2014
Our study analyzes the consequences of workers' participation in the wage setting process on effort exertion. The experimental design is based on a modified giftexchange game where the degree of workers' involvement in the wage setting process is systematically varied among the workers. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010338138
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The value of vulnerability : the transformative capacity of risky trust
Bruni, Luigino; Tufano, Fabio - 2015
The "grammar of trust" is one the most explored loci in game theory and behavioural economics. However, still much needs to be understood about the nature of trust in non-enforceable, personalised interactions, in markets and within organizations. This experimental study aims at contributing to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011391585
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Team production benefits from a permanent fear of exclusion
Kopányi-Peuker, Anita; Offerman, Theo; Sloof, Randolph - 2015
threat of terminating them from the team (Alchian and Demsetz, 1972). We extend a standard weakest link experiment with a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010532586
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The behavioral impact of emotions in a power to take game : an experimental study
Bosman, Ronald; Winden, Frans A. A. M. van - 1999
-making experiment preceding the take game. The gameconsists of two stages. In the first stage, the take authority decides howmuch income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011301155
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Growing groups, cooperation, and the rate of entry
Ranehill, Eva; Schneider, Frédéric; Weber, Roberto A. - 2014
We study the stability of voluntary cooperation in response to varying rates at which a group grows. Using a laboratory public-good game with voluntary contributions and economies of scale, we construct a situation in which expanding a group's size yields potential efficiency gains, but only if...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260008
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Public statistics and private experience : varying feedback information in a take-or-pass game
Danz, David; Huck, Steffen; Jehiel, Philippe - 2015
We study how subjects in an experiment use different forms of public information about their opponents' past behavior …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011437784
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King of the hill : giving backward induction its best shot
Dufwenberg, Martin; Van Essen, Matthew - 2016
experiment. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011557869