Institutions matter! Why the Herder problem is not a Prisoner's Dilemma

Theory and Decision

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-231

  Cole, Daniel H ^b   Grossman, Peter Z ^a  

^a BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Assurance game; Game theory; Herder Problem; Institutions; Prisoner's Dilemma; Stag hunt; Tragedy of the commons; Trust

Indexed keywords

ASSURANCE GAME; HERDER PROBLEM; INSTITUTIONS; PRISONER'S DILEMMA; STAG HUNT; TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS; TRUST;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 77955771427     PISSN: 00405833     EISSN: 15737187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11238-008-9121-3     Document Type: Article

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