The Prisoner's Dilemma (PD) is one of the most popular games of the Game Theory due to the emergence of cooperation among competitive rational players. In this paper, we present the PD played in cells of one-dimension ...

This paper studies the effects of ambiguity on long-run cooperation, by analyzing the infinitely repeated Prisoner’s Dilemma and its application to Cournot’s duopoly model. We show that ambiguity decreases the likelihood ...

Why agents cooperate is an old question that has been widely studied in economics, as well as in other disciplines. In economics, the focus has been mainly put in analyzing whether cooperative behaviors may arise from ...

This paper studies the effects of ambiguity on long-run cooperation in infinitely repeated games with strategic players. Using a neo-additive capacities framework, which allows us to work with a utility function ...

Why don’t agents cooperate when they both stand to gain? This question ranks among the most fundamental in the social sciences. Explanations abound. Among the most compelling are various configurations of the prisoner’s ...

Received theories suggest a possible cost-quality tradeoff when private outsourcing arrangements are used in public services. Using data from Brazilian prisons, our study provides evidence that contradicts this prediction: ...

The replicability crisis in psychology demands direct replications to test the reliability of relevant phenomena. Prime-to-behavior effects have been an area under intense scrutiny given its surprising results. However, ...