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Mistaking noise for bias : victimhood and Hutu-Tutsi reconciliation in East Africa
Blouin, Arthur; Mukand, Sharun W. - 2022
intent of individuals (bias). This "victimhood bias" wherein individuals ascribe noise to bias is much larger for (a … suggest that insurance agreements that limit negative shocks and reduce noise, can encourage reconciliation by mitigating … challenges facing post-conflict societies. Using experimental data from post-genocide Rwanda and Burundi, this paper shows that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013285857
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Effort provision and incentivisation in tullock group-contests with many groups: An explicit characterisation
Bosco, Davide; Gilli, Mario - 2024
We study effort provision and incentivisation in a Tullock group-contest with m Ï 2 groups that differ in size. A novel algorithmic procedure is presented that, under a symmetry assumption, explicitly characterises the equilibrium. Endogenous, optimal incentivisation schemes are then...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014577302
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Focused power: Experiments, the Shapley-Shubik power index, and focal points
Geller, Chris R.; Mustard, Jamie; Shahwan, Ranya - 2013
Experiments evaluate the fit of human behaviour to the Shapley-Shubik power index (SSPI), a formula of voter power. Groups of six subjects with differing votes divide a fixed purse by majority rule in online chat rooms. Earnings proxy for measured power. Chat rooms and processes for selecting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320421
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Bread and bullets
Akerlof, George A.; Snower, Dennis J. - 2016
Standard economics omits the role of narratives (the stories that people tell themselves and others) when they make all kinds of decisions. Narratives play a role in understanding the environment; focusing attention; predicting events; motivating action; assigning social roles and identities;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422534
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Focused power : experiments, the Shapley-Shubik power index, and focal points
Geller, Chris R.; Mustard, Jamie; Shahwan, Ranya - 2013
Experiments evaluate the fit of human behaviour to the Shapley-Shubik power index (SSPI), a formula of voter power. Groups of six subjects with differing votes divide a fixed purse by majority rule in online chat rooms. Earnings proxy for measured power. Chat rooms and processes for selecting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009789971
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Bread and bullets
Akerlof, George A.; Snower, Dennis J. - 2016
Standard economics omits the role of narratives (the stories that people tell themselves and others) when they make all kinds of decisions. Narratives play a role in understanding the environment; focusing attention; predicting events; motivating action; assigning social roles and identities;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452045
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Bread and bullets
Akerlof, George A.; Snower, Dennis J. - 2016
Standard economics omits the role of narratives (the stories that people tell themselves and others) when they make all kinds of decisions. Narratives play a role in understanding the environment; focusing attention; predicting events; motivating action; assigning social roles and identities;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011413959
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Focused power: Experiments, the Shapley-Shubik power index, and focal points
Geller, Chris R.; Mustard, Jamie; Shahwan, Ranya - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2013
Experiments evaluate the fit of human behaviour to the Shapley-Shubik power index (SSPI), a formula of voter power. Groups of six subjects with differing votes divide a fixed purse by majority rule in online chat rooms. Earnings proxy for measured power. Chat rooms and processes for selecting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010956071
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Effort provision and incentivisation in tullock group-contests with many groups : an explicit characterisation
Bosco, Davide; Gilli, Mario - 2024
We study effort provision and incentivisation in a Tullock group-contest with m ≥ 2 groups that differ in size. A novel algorithmic procedure is presented that, under a symmetry assumption, explicitly characterises the equilibrium. Endogenous, optimal incentivisation schemes are then...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014552943
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Conflict between Non-Exclusive Groups
Send, Jonas - 2020
How is group conflict over a public-good prize affected when individuals are active members of multiple groups …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012848396