We investigate overlapping contests in multi-divisional organizations in which an individual's effort simultaneously … determines the outcome of several contests on different hierarchical levels. We show that individuals in smaller units are …-divisional contests. Second, competition in the intra-divisional contest is less fierce. Both effects induce a higher marginal utility of …

collective action in the context of finitely repeated intergroup conflict and demonstrate that conflict expenditures are …

choices from a laboratory experiment. The equilibrium predicts that the large battlefield receives more than a proportional …

expenditures. Evidence from lab experiments for treatments with homogeneous participants is qualitatively in line with the …

We study the role of an imbalance in fighting strengths when players bargain in the shadow of conflict. Our … experimental results suggest: In a simple bargaining game with an exogenous mediation proposal, the likelihood of conflict is … independent of the balance of power. If bargaining involves endogenous demand choices, however, the likelihood of conflict is …