theory of sectoral mediation. This enables us to compare the effectiveness of incentives offered in mediated and nonmediated … impact of state-level economic development incentives on employment growth at the establishment level in North Carolina … industries and show that when incentives are coupled with sectoral economic development efforts they generate substantially …

made by patent offices. We hypothesize that incentives to bring post-grant validity challenges are reduced when many firms …

the tools of game theory to analyse how different institutional settings can provide specific strategic incentives and …

While mediation efforts in violent conflicts often fail, the academic literature on mediation has long ignored both … under which the failure of mediation leads to an escalation of civil war. Based on the literature on bargaining, we argue … hardliners and moderates within those conflict parties, influence the likelihood of escalation after mediation failure. A …

the tools of game theory to analyse how different institutional settings can provide specific strategic incentives and …

new light on the usefulness of mediation in contracting and on the design of optimal mechanisms. …