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Domestic Monopoly, Quotas & Contestable Rents, William Rieber

William Rieber

How Altruism Can Prevail In An Evolutionary Environment, Ted Bergstrom, Oded Stark

Ted C Bergstrom

This paper considers a series of examples in which evolution supports cooperative behavior in single-shot prisoners' dilemma. Examples include genetic inheritance for asexual siblings and for sexual diploid siblings. We also study two models of ``cultural inheritance''; one in which siblings copy either their parents or an extrafamilial role model and one in which neighbors arrayed along a circular road copy successful neighbors. Finally, we consider a model in which parents choose their behavior, realizing that it may be imitated by their children. A unifying principle of these models is that cooperative behavior more is likely to be sustained in …

Courtship As A Waiting Game, Ted Bergstrom, Mark Bagnoli

Ted C Bergstrom

In most times and places, women on average, marry older men. We suggest a partial explanation. If the economic roles of males are more specialized than those of females, the desirability of a female as a mate may become evident at an earlier age than is the case for males. Males with good prospects will wait until their economic success is revealed before choosing a bride. Those with poor prospects try to marry young. In equilibrium, the most desirable young females choose successful older males. The less desirable young females have no better option than to marry available young males.

Classrooms In The Workplace: Workplace Literacy Programs In Small- And Medium-Sized Firms, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

Hollenbeck, using a combined qualitative/quantitative approach, estimates the linkage between workplace literacy programs and the reason for their existence - increased productivity requirements. He utilizes in-depth case studies as well as a large database to look at the costs and benefits of such programs, also the determining factors for why firms choose to implement literacy programs.

Bidding Till Bankrupt: Destructive Competition In Professional Team Sports, James Whitney

Jim Whitney

Focuses on the destructive competition of professional team sports in the United States. Identification of the team performance criteria; Definition of descriptive competition; Type of contracting arrangement implemented by the league.

Job Security And Work Force Adjustment: How Different Are U.S. And Japanese Practices?, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

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