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Shifting punishment on minorities: experimental evidence of scapegoating
Bauer, Michal; Cahlíková, Jana; Chytilová, Julie; … - 2021
This paper provides experimental evidence showing that members of a majority group systematically shift punishment on … injustice affecting a member of one's own group shapes punishment of an unrelated bystander ("a scapegoat"). We manipulate the … member of one's own group is harmed, the punishment "passed" on innocent individuals more than doubles when they are from the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012596355
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Evolution of vulnerability to pain in interpersonal relations as a strategic trait aiding cooperation
Rtischev, Dimitry - 2010
fosters cooperation. We study a population comprised of "thick-skinned" and "thin-skinned" agents by using an indirect … evolution model that combines rational choice in strategic interactions with evolutionary selection across generations. We find … ways in which rationality hinders the evolution of the relatively vulnerable and peaceful type of agent. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015222326
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On the evolution of prize perceptions in contests
Boudreau, James W.; Shunda, Nicholas - 2010
We apply an indirect evolutionary approach to players' perceived prize valuations in contests. Evolution in finite …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015222884
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Evolution of vulnerability to pain in interpersonal relations as a strategic trait aiding cooperation
Rtischev, Dimitry - 2010
fosters cooperation. We study a population comprised of "thick-skinned" and "thin-skinned" agents by using an indirect … evolution model that combines rational choice in strategic interactions with evolutionary selection across generations. We find … ways in which rationality hinders the evolution of the relatively vulnerable and peaceful type of agent. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015223331
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L’emergenza dei tre lustri, la salma contesa e il gioco dell’Ultimatum. Alcune riflessioni sui problemi che caratterizzano le decisioni pubbliche in Italia
Villani, Salvatore - 2008
Negli ultimi tempi, fra gli studiosi dei processi di formazione delle scelte pubbliche è in corso un interessante dibattito volto ad individuare le tecniche più appropriate per gestire in maniera efficace (ovvero in tempi rapidi e garantendo la stabilità e la durevolezza delle decisioni o...
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The 15-years-long emergency, the burial-of-the-dead conflict and the ultimatum game.
Villani, Salvatore - 2008
The application of game theory and cognitive economy to analyze the problem of undesired location - The analysts of the processes of public bodies decision - taking have long been discussing on the establishment of proper strategies to manage "environmental conflicts" - above all the so-called...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015231272
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Optimal sequential contests
Hinnosaar, Toomas - In: Theoretical Economics 19 (2024) 1, pp. 207-244
I study sequential contests where the efforts of earlier players may be disclosed to later players by nature or by design. The model has many applications, including rent seeking, R&D, oligopoly, public goods provision, and tragedy of the commons. I show that information about other players'...
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The dynamics of instability
Barilla, César; Gonçalves, Duarte - In: Theoretical Economics 19 (2024) 1, pp. 365-405
We study a model in which two players with opposing interests try to alter a status quo through instability-generating actions. We show that instability can be used to secure longer-term durable changes, even if it is costly to generate and does not generate short-term gains. In equilibrium,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014536977
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Social Composition, Social Conflict, and Economic Development
Strulik, Holger - 2006
This article shows within a simple growth model how the make up of society affects economic performance when property rights are unenforceable. It investigates behavior of non-cooperative social groups that consume, produce, and appropriate resources either peacefully or through contest. For the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262966
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Separating the Hawks from the Doves: Evidence from continuous time laboratory games
Oprea, Ryan; Henwood, Keith; Friedman, Daniel - 2010
Human players in our laboratory experiment received flow payoffs over 120 seconds each period from a standard Hawk-Dove bimatrix game played in continuous time. Play converged closely to the symmetric mixed Nash equilibrium under a one-population matching protocol. When the same players were...
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