Prior research has found mixed results on the utility of peer assessment as either a proxy for instructor grading or a means of providing ungraded feedback to peers. This study examined the correlation between peer and instructor-assessed research presentations in a graduate federal income...

I use a stylized scenario—the Big Box Retailer Problem—to demonstrate that the presence of behavioural interdependence in economic markets may result in deficient outcomes that are both stable and supported by ongoing participant behaviour. I present a theoretical discussion of social...