Choi, J.P., Chowdhury, S.M. and Kim, J. (2016) Group contests with internal conflict and power asymmetry. The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 118 (4). pp. 816-840. ISSN 0347-0520
Abstract
We investigate simultaneous inter- and intra-group conflict in the shadow of within-group power asymmetry and complementarity in members' group-conflict efforts. A more symmetric group faces a higher degree of internal conflict, and might expend more effort in external conflict when the group-conflict effort technology is highly complementary. Depending on the degree of complementarity, the stronger player's relative contribution to external conflict might be higher in a more asymmetric group and, as a result, it is possible for the weaker player to earn a higher payoff. In the absence of any complementarity, the rent-dissipation is non-monotonic with the within-group power asymmetry.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 The editors of The Scandinavian Journal of Economics. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in the Scandinavian Journal of Economics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Asymmetry; collective action; conflict; group contest; C72; D72; D74; H41 |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Economics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Jun 2023 08:21 |
Last Modified: | 03 Jun 2023 01:15 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/sjoe.12152 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:199705 |