Franziska Marfurt, Fabian Käser, Samuel Lustenberger
Despite increased scientific interest in the phenomenon of large-scale land
acquisitions (LSLA), accurate data on implementation processes remain sparse.
This paper aims at filling this gap by providing empirical in-depth knowledge on
the case of the Swiss-based Addax Bioenergy Ltd. in Sierra Leone. Extensive
fieldwork allowed the interdisciplinary research team (1) the identification of
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A central issue in behavioral economics is the role of fairness, and whether it
is hard-wired or acquired as a result of self-interested considerations. Binmore
(Crooked thinking or straight talk: Modernizing epicurean scientific philosophy,
Springer, 2020) has recently argued that fairness does not always occur, and
when it does, it is caused by self-interest. The ultimatum game is well known
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AbstractDemocratic politics suffers from numerous diseases such as lack of
inclusiveness, time-inconsistency, short-termism, negative campaigning, lack of
trust in and between governments, and many more. These diseases affect all
countries, albeit to a differing extent. How can they be cured? From a
politico-economic perspective, an institutional approach is required. We look at
a country where th... hiện toàn bộ
AbstractMany negotiations (for instance, among political parties or partners in
a business) are characterized by dynamic bargaining: current agreements affect
future bargaining possibilities. We study such situations using bargaining games
á la Rubinstein (Econometrica 50:97–109, 1982), with the novelty that players
can decide how much to invest, as well as how to share the residual surplus for
th... hiện toàn bộ