We study the effects of reputation and competition in a stylized market for experience goods. If interaction is … identifiable and can, hence, build a reputation, efficiency quadruples but is still at only a third of the first best. Adding more …

How does conflict, displacement, and return shape trust, reconciliation, and community engagement? And what is the … legacies of armed conflict and the differences between those who stayed in their communities of origin during the conflict …

. Online reputation, however, is not directly connected to a person, but only to the virtual identity of that person. Users can … therefore shed a negative reputation by creating a new account. We study the effects of such identity changes on the efficiency … investment under the reputation system with identity changes, and our evidence suggests that trustworthiness is higher than in …

. Online reputation, however, is not directly connected to a person, but only to the virtual identity of that person. Users can … therefore shed a negative reputation by creating a new account. We study the effects of such identity changes on the efficiency … investment under the reputation system with identity changes, and our evidence suggests that trustworthiness is higher than in …

We construct a dynamic theory of civil conflict hinging on inter-ethnic trust and trade. The model economy is … beliefs on the average propensity to trade of the other group. Since confict disrupts trade, the onset of a conflict signals … after each conflict episode. Third, accidental conflicts that do not reflect economic fundamentals can lead to a permanent …

the circumstances. We derive implications for peace and conflict. We find conflict induced poverty traps with self …-fulfilling expectations about conflict and we derive implications for peace building strategies. …

the circumstances. We derive implications for peace and conflict. We find conflict induced poverty traps with self …-fulfilling expectations about conflict and we derive implications for peace building strategies. -- Conflict ; investments ; trust …

We construct a dynamic theory of civil conflict hinging on inter-ethnic trust and trade. The model economy is … beliefs on the average propensity to trade of the other group. Since confict disrupts trade, the onset of a conflict signals … after each conflict episode. Third, "accidental" conflicts that do not reflect economic fundamentals can lead to a permanent …

We construct a dynamic theory of civil conflict hinging on inter-ethnic trust and trade. The model economy is … beliefs on the average propensity to trade of the other group. Since conflict disrupts trade, the onset of a conflict signals … after each conflict episode. Third, "accidental" conflicts that do not reflect economic fundamentals can lead to a permanent …