This paper develops a model of conflict resolution over scarce water in a trans-boundary river. In our model, we … along the river, they sequentially bargain over the surplus of water, or decide to engage in a military conflict with their … upstream neighbour. The probability of winning a military conflict is determined by a contest success function which depends on …

eroded as one moves down the hierarchy. The reason is that, because exerting effort is costly, the supervisor only partially … inefficiencies, firms should keep the extent of hierarchy to a minimum, promote employees with the strongest sensitivity to social …

models of communication and hierarchy restrictions in cooperative games, compare different network structures with each other …