The comparative statics of collective action: A pragmatic approach to games with multiple equilibria

Rationality and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 423-452

  Medina, Luis Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective action; Common knowledge; Games with multiple equilibria; Stability sets

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244449812     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043463105055466     Document Type: Article

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