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On the interpretation of world values survey trust question : global expectations vs. local beliefs
Banerjee, Ritwik - 2016
How should we interpret the World Values Survey (WVS) trust question? We conduct an experiment in India, a low trust …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011457340
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Trust among the avatars : a virtual world experiment, with and without textual and visual cues
Atlas, Stephen; Putterman, Louis G. - 2010
photographic and textual cues influenced the level of trust but not that of trustworthiness. -- Trust ; experiment ; internet …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008760510
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An Experimental Contribution to the Theory of Customary (International) Law
Engel, Christoph - 2010
In their majority, public international lawyers postulate that for a new rule of customary law to originate, two conditions must be fulfilled: there must be consistent practice, and it must be shown that this practice is motivated by the belief that such behaviour is required in law. Maurice...
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When foul play seems fair : dishonesty as a response to violations of just deserts
Kline, Reuben; Galeotti, Fabio; Orsini, Raimondello - 2014
formal-theoretic framework - equity theory - we explore the nexus between the perception of just deserts and honesty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011729119
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Side-Payments and the Costs of Conflict
Sheremeta, Roman M. - 2015
Conflict and competition often impose costs on both winners and losers, and conflicting parties may prefer to resolve the dispute before it occurs. The equilibrium of a conflict game with side-payments predicts that with binding offers, proposers make and responders accept side-payments,...
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Evidence of market power in the atlantic steam coal market using oligopoly models with a competitive fringe
Haftendorn, Clemens - 2012
Before 2004 South Africa was the dominant steam coal exporter to the European market. However a new market situation with rising global demand and prices makes room for a new entrant: Russia. The hypothesis investigated in this paper is that the three incumbent dominant firms located in South...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580119
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Endogenous participation in a partial climate agreement with open entry : a numerical assessment
Sferra, Fabio; Tavoni, Massimo - 2013
Our purpose is to analyse the effectiveness and efficiency of a Partial Climate Agreement with open entry under a non-cooperative Nash-Equilibrium framework. We evaluate a partial agreement policy in which non-signatory countries can decide to join or to leave a coalition of the willing at any...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009757336
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Technology Spillovers and Stability of International Climate Coalitions
Nagashima, Miyuki; Dellink, Rob - 2015
incentives. This paper explores how different technology spillover mechanisms among regions can influence the incentive … investigate stability of partial climate coalitions. Technology spillovers to coalition members increase their incentives to stay … rider incentives that are present in larger coalitions. This conclusion is robust against the specification of technology …
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Permit Trading and Stability of International Climate Agreements
Altamirano-Cabrera, Juan-Carlos; Finus, Michael - 2006
We analyze the implication of different allocation schemes of CO2-emission permits for stability and the success of international climate agreements. Our model combines a game theoretical with an empirical module that comprises 12 world regions and captures important dynamic aspects of the...
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Effects of individual differences on the use of consumer information systems - a series of essays
Goyal, Tarun - 2016
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