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Modeling audit outcomes under information asymmetry : a game-theoretic analysis of delay and fees

Ünal Uyar, Güler Ferhan; Terzioğlu, Mustafa; Kaya, Neylan - 2026

This study models the auditor-client relationship as a strategic game shaped by two-sided information asymmetry and examines how this structure influences key audit outcomes, namely audit delay and audit fees, in Türkiye. Using a game-theoretic framework complemented by empirical analysis, the...

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Endowment inequality in common pool resource games : an experimental analysis

Milam, Garrett; Monaco, Andrew - 2026

This work addresses whether heterogeneity in player endowments influences investment decisions in common pool resource (CPR) games, shedding light on the relationship between inequality and economic decision making. We explore two theoretical avenues from behavioral economics-linear...

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The reverse Banzhaf and Shapley - Shubik index for SMEs in Slovak medical labs

Čičková, Zuzana; Ferenčáková, Monika; Peťko, Peter - 2026

This study examines the potential for cooperation between traditionally competitive small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the sector 86901 - Medical laboratory services in Slovakia as a strategy to enhance competitiveness in the face of large market players. By building coalitions, SMEs...

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Identifying level-k reasoning in repeated games : strategies, beliefs, and cognitive ability

Gill, David; Rosokha, Yaroslav - 2026

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Enabling reuse and recycling in circular supply chains : a game-theoretic analysis of glass bottle refilling

Dehghan, Ehsan; Vishkaei, Behzad Maleki; De Giovanni, Pietro - 2026

Background: Circular economy (CE) practices, such as glass bottle refilling, are critical to the beverage industry's sustainability. However, coordinating manufacturer marketing efforts with collector reverse logistics investment remains a strategic challenge. Methods: This study develops a...

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A dual-drive recommendation model for smart healthcare platforms : synergizing proactive search and AI-driven decision-making

Gao, Lingyu; Xiaoli, Wang - 2026

The emergence of smart healthcare platforms has significantly enhanced the accessibility of medical services, yet it has also introduced critical challenges such as information overload and patient decision-making dilemmas. This study investigates the interaction and synergistic optimization of...

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Competitive advantage versus cooperation in strategic management : a framework for success

Boikanyo, Dinko Herman - 2026

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Framing an analytic narrative : a tale of three crises

Zagare, Frank C. - 2025

This essay explores a fundamental modeling choice that must be addressed before an explanatory analytic narrative can be developed: whether to rely on a model fashioned around the specific event or political process under investigation using the procedure of "revealed preferences," or to "posit"...

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Competitive dynamics in blockchain-based supply chains under cryptocurrency volatility : a game theory approach

Shirafkan, Naiema; Rajabzadeh, Hamed; Wiens, Marcus - 2025

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Entry deterrence strategies for an incumbent supply chain in the presence of inertial consumer and optimistic entrant

Xu, Peng; Xiao, Tiaojun - 2025

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Optimal pricing and warranty strategies of a closed-loop supply chain under government subsidies

Li, Jinhong; He, Shuguang; Zhang, Min - 2025

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Advance selling strategy and pricing decisions with online reviews

Tang, Ming-Zhao; You, Tian-Hui; Cao, Bing-Bing - 2025

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Sequencing situations with position-dependent effects under cooperation

Saavedra-Nieves, A.; Mosquera, M. A.; Fiestras-Janeiro, … - 2025

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Collection responsibility and freight insurance strategies for an e-tailing supply chain in the presence of managerial optimism

Yu, Lingfei; Xiao, Tiaojun; Xu, Peng - 2025

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A game-theoretic analysis of the coexistence and competition between hard and fiat money

Hausken, Kjell; Wang, Guizhou - 2025

This article presents a game-theoretic model analyzing the strategic competition between hard and fiat money, involving a representative player and a consolidated bank (including the central bank). The findings reveal counterintuitive interactions between inflation, interest rates, and monetary...

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Magic mirror on the wall, who is the smartest one of all?

Halevy, Yoram; Hoelzemann, Johannes C.; Kneeland, Terri - 2025

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Service guarantee decision of online service providers and market implications

Lu, Aijun; Chen, Fuzan; Wu, Harris - 2025

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Analysis of the competition of the South-Eastern Railway of Peru through a timetable auction

Aliaga-Miranda, Augusto; Flores-Vilcapoma, Luis Ricardo; … - 2025

Our research analyzes the design of an auction model for railway transportation on the South-East Railway of Peru, managed by Ferrocarril Transandino S.A. (Fetransa) and operated by PeruRail. Initially, the regulatory framework aimed to promote competition in railway transportation through...

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Strategic adaptation for online platform retailers in government-regulated digital marketplaces

Jena, Sarat Kumar; Meena, Purushottam Lal - 2025

This study investigates the strategic decisions of online platform retailers (OPRs) within government-regulated digital marketplaces, focusing on India's Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). The ONDC initiative, aimed at democratizing e-commerce, presents both challenges and opportunities...

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The impact of customer boredom on the efficacy of a rewards program

Stock, Axel; Ashoori, Minoo Talebi - 2025

In this paper, we study utilizing a game theoretic model, how variety seeking triggered by customer boredom may affect a firm's rewards program, pricing strategy and profits. Customer Boredom is conceptualized as a utility loss resulting from the purchase of a previously consumed brand. We...

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The crime-terrorism nexus and population involvement : a theoretical analysis

Aït-Hamlat, Mohamed Mehdi; Souam, Saïd - 2025

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Search and matching for adoption from foster care

Dierks, Ludwig; Olberg, Nils; Seuken, Sven; Slaugh, … - 2025

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The price of poverty : inequality and the strategic use of clientelism in divided democracies

Cendales, Andrés; Guerrero Sierra, Hugo Fernando; … - 2025

This article investigates the political cost of poverty in democracies marked by deep social divisions. We develop a probabilistic voting model that incorporates clientelism as a strategic tool employed by elite political parties to secure electoral support from non-elite voters. Unlike models...

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Decisions in the Basketball endgame : a downside of the three-point revolution

Secilmis, Luka; Secilmis, Teo; Jantschgi, Simon; Nax, … - 2025

Von Neumann's minimax theorem defines optimal strategic unpredictability in zero-sum games. Empirical evidence from professional sports has been interpreted as positive behavioral evidence for minimax. In this article, we analyze the strategic optimality of offensive plays in the basketball...

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Transitional justice and post-conflict state capacity

Nalepa, Monika; Paci, Simone - 2025

How can states rebuild fiscal capacity after a civil war? Trust in political institutions and trust in fellow citizens are cornerstones of tax compliance, necessary for a functioning fiscal contract. We posit that transitional justice (TJ) can influence both channels. We use a simple game of tax...

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Product returns and assortment decisions : a strategic analysis of online and offline competition

Li, Yue; Rao, Raghunath Singh; Mallucci, Paola - 2025

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Combating counterfeit products : anti-counterfeiting technology and law enforcement

Yao, Shiqing; Zhu, Kaijie; Yang, Ruina - 2025

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A signaling game for green bonds

Alex, Fabian - 2025

We build a signaling game model of a firm's decision to acquire a costly green label which enables it to emit a green bond. A greenium may compensate it for the incurred cost. That cost is higher for non-green firms. With an investor that prefers a clean environment and dislikes being fooled...

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Jaurès's The New Army (1911) : the organisation of democratic institutions as war prevention

Parent, Marcel; Parent, Antoine; Pradier, Pierre-Charles; … - 2025

The canonical reading of Jaurès's L'Armée nouvelle presents this work as an outdated reflection on the establishment of a socialist society supervised by intermediary bodies whose military training would be a major asset. Our reading goes beyond this historically situated approach to Jaurès's...

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The role of brand spillover on firm's sourcing and contract decisions

Jing, Fei; Dong, Junjie - 2025

When a technology provider (entrant) enters an emerging end market, he may outsource critical components from a competing conventional manufacturer (incumbent) or insource critical components. Under the outsourcing strategy, brand reputation spills over from the incumbent to the entrant-a...

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Optimal vaccination strategies to reduce endemic levels of meningitis in Africa

Martinez, Alfredo; Machado, Jonathan; Sanchez, Eric; … - 2025

Meningococcal meningitis is a deadly acute bacterial infection caused by the Neisseria meningitidis bacterium that affects the membrane covering the brain and spinal cord. The World Health Organization launched the "Defeating bacterial meningitis by 2030" initiative in 2018, which relies on...

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Game theoretic assessment of Turkey's role as a transit country amid a changing EU's energy policy

Lee, Aram; Kim, Jeonghwan - 2025

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Behavior-based pricing for competing firms facing variety-seeking consumers

Zhang, Ting; Choi, Tsan-Ming; Cheng, T. C. E. - 2025

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Modeling collective action in POM : the strategy-operations-people (S3O2P1) framework

Roels, Guillaume; Van der Heyden, Ludo - 2025

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Availability of AI tools and their effect on the auditing process

Robert, Jens; Schöndube-Pirchegger, Barbara - 2025

In this paper we model the interaction between an auditor and a client firm. The client firm’s manager can either report truthfully or commit fraud. The auditor needs to plan a two stage audit that allows to detect fraud. In the first stage an AI tool is employed that provides a signal about...

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Integrating strategic properties with social perspectives : a bipartite classification of two-by-two games

Avrashi, Shacked; Givon, Lior; Fischer, Ilan - 2025

Classifying games according to their strategic properties provides meaningful insights into the motivations driving the interacting parties, suggests possible future trajectories, and in some cases also points to potential interventions aiming to influence the interactions' outcomes. Here, we...

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Minimax under pressure : the case of tennis

Depoorter, Ben W. F.; Jantschgi, Simon; Lendl, Ivan; … - 2025

A series of articles has tested von Neumann's minimax theory against behavioral evidence based on field data from professional sports. The evidence has been viewed and collectively cited as positive evidence that elite athletes in their familiar sports contexts mix well and behave in line with...

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Insuperable strategies in two-player and reducible multi-player games

Chalub, Fabio; Souza, Max O. - 2025

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How cognitive skills affect strategic behavior : cognitive ability, fluid intelligence and judgment

Gill, David; Knepper, Zachary; Prowse, Victoria; Zhou, Junya - 2025

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Gill, David; Knepper, Zachary; Prowse, Victoria; Zhou, Junya - 2024

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How cognitive skills affect strategic behavior : cognitive ability, fluid intelligence and judgment

Gill, David; Knepper, Zachary; Prowse, Victoria; Zhou, Junya - 2023

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TSO coordination and strategic behaviour : a game theoretical and simulation model study based on the German electricity grid

Flachsbarth, Franziska; Pechan, Anna; Palovic, Martin; … - 2024

The electricity grid includes multiple network areas managed by different operators, with transmission system operators (TSOs) handling high-voltage areas and distribution system operators managing midto low-voltage areas. These areas are interconnected and synchronized, creating classical...

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Dynamic awareness and strategic adaptation in cybersecurity : a game-theory approach

Kostelić, Katarina - 2024

Awareness and human factors are becoming ever more important in cybersecurity, particularly in the context of small companies that may need more resources to deal with cybersecurity effectively. This paper introduces a theoretical framework for game analysis of the role of awareness in strategic...

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Nash equilibria in two-resource congestion games with player-specific payoff functions

Khanchouche, Fatima; Sbabou, Samir; Smaoui, Hatem; … - 2024

In this paper, we examine the class of congestion games with player-specific payoff functions introduced by Milchtaich, I. (1996). Focusing on the special case of two resources, we give a short and simple method for identifying all Nash equilibria in pure strategies. We also provide a...

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