Conflict and the Social Contract Export

@article{besterwarneryd2006, abstract = {We consider social contracts for resolving conflicts between two agents who are uncertain about each other's fighting potential. Applications include international conflict, litigation and elections. Even though only a peaceful agreement avoids a loss of resources, if this loss is small enough, then any contract must assign a positive probability of conflict. We show how the likelihood of conflict outbreak depends on the distribution of power between the agents and their information about each other.}, author = {Bester, Helmut and Warneryd, Karl}, citeulike-article-id = {781345}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9442.2006.00452.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9442.2006.00452.x}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/sjoe/2006/00000108/00000002/art00004}, doi = {10.1111/j.1467-9442.2006.00452.x}, issn = {0347-0520}, journal = {Scandinavian Journal of Economics}, keywords = {art\_misperceptions, asymmetric\_information, bargaining, conflict}, month = {July}, number = {2}, pages = {231--249}, posted-at = {2007-06-14 17:29:08}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing}, title = {Conflict and the Social Contract}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9442.2006.00452.x}, volume = {108}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - besterwarneryd2006 L3 - citeulike-article-id:781345 N2 - We consider social contracts for resolving conflicts between two agents who are uncertain about each other's fighting potential. Applications include international conflict, litigation and elections. Even though only a peaceful agreement avoids a loss of resources, if this loss is small enough, then any contract must assign a positive probability of conflict. We show how the likelihood of conflict outbreak depends on the distribution of power between the agents and their information about each other. IS - 2 JF - Scandinavian Journal of Economics SN - 0347-0520 EP - 249 TI - Conflict and the Social Contract PB - Blackwell Publishing VL - 108 SP - 231 KW - art_misperceptions KW - asymmetric_information KW - bargaining KW - conflict AU - Bester, Helmut AU - Warneryd, Karl PY - 2006/07// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9442.2006.00452.x ER -