Kimbrough, Erik O.; Sheremeta, Roman M.; Shields, Timothy - Economic Science Institute (ESI), Argyros School of … - 2011
We examine conflict resolution via a random device. We model conflict as a two-agent rent-seeking contest for a fixed … prize. Before conflict arises, both agents may agree to allocate the prize by coin flip to avoid the costs of conflict. In … equilibrium, risk-neutral agents with relatively symmetric conflict capabilities agree to resolve the conflict by randomization …