rent-seeking to conflict and sports. We first examine the theoretical foundations of contest functions and classify them …

and rent-seeking to conflict and sports. We first examine the theoretical foundations of contest functions and classify …

I examine the determinants of conflict and settlement by embedding probabilistic contests in a bargaining framework … real, economic effects. I then analyze some sources of conflict. I emphasize long-term, strategic considerations by …

In many instances of potential violent or non-violent conflict, the future strategic positions of adversaries are very … different when there is open conflict than when there is settlement. Then, we show that as the future becomes more important …, open conflict becomes more likely than settlement. We discuss the applicability of this finding in war, litigation, and …

I examine the determinants of conflict and settlement by embedding probabilistic contests in a bargaining framework … real, economic effects. I then analyze some sources of conflict. I emphasize long-term, strategic considerations by …