A Mechanism for Inducing Cooperation in Non-Cooperative Environments: Theory and Applications

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2000-02-01

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Ellis, Christopher J.
Nouweland, Anne van den

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University of Oregon, Dept. of Economics

Abstract

We construct a market based mechanism that induces players in a non-cooperative game to make the same choices as characterize cooperation. We then argue that this mechanism is applicable to a wide range of economic questions and illustrate this claim using the problems of "The Tragedy of the Commons" and "R&D Spillovers in Duopoly".

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Quantitative methods, Game theory, Mathematics, Microeconomics, Welfare economics, Public economics, Public goods

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