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Time consistent matrimony with endogenous trust
Dufwenberg, Martin - 1996
in seemingly similar situations. This discordance is explained using psychological game theory. An emotional guilt effect …
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Marital Infidelity : A Game-Theoretic Analysis
Batabyal, Amitrajeet A. - 2017
In this paper we focus on a married couple and analyze a game of marital infidelity. The husband can either be faithful to or cheat on his wife. The wife decides how much effort to expend monitoring her husband and she chooses monitoring effort m∈[0,1]. Our analysis of this strategic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012963125
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Marital Infidelity : A Game-Theoretic Analysis
Batabyal, Amitrajeet A. - 2018
In this paper we focus on a married couple and analyze a game of marital infidelity. The husband can either be faithful to or cheat on his wife. The wife decides how much effort to expend monitoring her husband and she chooses monitoring effort m∈[0,1]. Our analysis of this strategic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012926744
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On the Origin of the Family
Francesconi, Marco - 2009
groupings. Since most non-human species are not familial, something special must be behind the family. It is shown that the two … necessary features that explain the origin of the family are given by uncertain paternity and overlapping cohorts of dependent … the emergence of the family. When we consider a kinship system in which an adult male transfers resources not just to his …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013153016
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A Game Model of Dowry Determination in an Arranged Marriage Context
Batabyal, Amitrajeet A. - 2005
In many arranged marriage contexts, a mediator assists the bride and the groom's families in determining the actual amount of the dowry. Although social scientists in general and economists in particular have studied many aspects of dowries, to the best of our knowledge, the nature of the...
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Cheating on Your Spouse : A Game-Theoretic Analysis
Batabyal, Amitrajeet A. - 2017
In this note we analyze a game of marital infidelity. The husband can either be faithful to or cheat on his wife. The wife can either monitor or not monitor her husband. We first determine the best response correspondences of the two players. Second, we explain why there is no pure-strategy Nash...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012964740
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A Game-Theoretic Approach to Catching a Cheating Spouse
Batabyal, Amitrajeet A. - 2017
In this paper we study a game model of marital cheating. The husband is the cheater and the wife is faithful. The husband's cheating is either open or surreptitious. The wife can either ignore the cheating or catch her husband in the act of cheating. We first express the game of interest in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012958336
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Cheating on Your Spouse : A Game-Theoretic Analysis
Batabyal, Amitrajeet A. - 2016
In this note we analyze a game model of marital infidelity. The husband can either be faithful to or cheat on his wife. The wife can either monitor or not monitor her husband. We first determine the best response correspondences of the two players. Second, we explain why there is no...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012977111
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Competition for promotion can induce household specialization between equally competitive spouses
Bastani, Spencer; Dickmanns, Lisa; Giebe, Thomas; … - 2022
We analyze equally competitive spouses competing for promotion in their respective workplaces and show that an asymmetric equilibrium featuring household specialization can arise. Examples where the asymmetric equilibrium is welfare-superior to the symmetric equilibrium are highlighted. By...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013168051
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Competition for promotion can induce household specialization between equally competitive spouses
Bastani, Spencer; Dickmanns, Lisa; Giebe, Thomas; … - 2022
We analyze equally competitive spouses competing for promotion in their respective workplaces and show that an asymmetric equilibrium featuring household specialization can arise. Examples where the asymmetric equilibrium is welfare-superior to the symmetric equilibrium are highlighted. By...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013175695