Game theory has been a huge success in economics. Many important questions have been
answered, and game theoretic methods are now central to much economic investigation. We …

We introduce a model where social norms of voting participation are strategically chosen by
competing political parties and determine voters' turnout. Social norms must be enforced …

Abstract Models of two contestants exerting effort to win a prize are very common and widely
used in political economy. The contest success function plays as fundamental a role in the …

This is a book about a theory of social mechanisms and the behavior of groups. Our focus is
on applications to democracy and lobbying. The evidence suggests to us that economic …

We propose a model where competing leaders influence the social norm adopted in their
group provided it is optimal for their members. Individuals are instrumental in enforcing such …

A cikk arra keresi a választ, hogy kialakulhat-e koopetitív hálózatban (riválisok hálózatszerű
együttműködésében) a kollúzió (a piaci versenyre káros összejátszás). A kérdés …

We study games of conflict (among groups or countries) where players can choose to fight or
cooperate. We consider games where conflict is detrimental, that is where the average …

We introduce a model of turnout where social norms, strategically chosen by competing
political parties, determine voters' participation. When the cost of enforcement of social …

We propose a simple model to study why in societies consisting of two distinct groups with
their own norms some achieve consensus while others contend with conflicting norms. In …

This paper focuses on the question of whether collusion could appear in a coopetitive
network (rivals' collaboration). Do the coopetitive networks cause collusion in reality? In …