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Asymmetric Conflict: weakest link against best shot / Clark, Derek J; Konrad, Kai A

Clark, Derek J	Journal Article
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2007.

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The authors study conflict on multiple fronts. A defending player needs to successfully defend all fronts, and an attacker needs to win at only one. Multiple fronts result in a considerable disadvantage for the defending player, and even if there is a defense advantage at each of them, the payoff of the defending player is zero if the number of fronts is large. With some positive probability, in the equilibrium defending players surrender without expending effort

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Asymmetric Conflict ; Weakest Link ; Best Shot ; Multiple Fronts ; Contest

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Hirsleifer's social composition function in defence economic / Sandler, Todd

Sandler, Todd	Journal Article
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2006.

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This article displays the importance and richness of Hirshleifer's social composition function in public good applications, particularly those in defense economics. This function indicates how individual contributions to the public good combine to determine the overall level of the good that is available for consumption. As such, the concept indicates the aggregation technology of public supply. Applications of this 'aggregator' notion include alliance burden sharing, counter?terrorism policy, and curbing weapon proliferation. For these applications, the article shows how alternate aggregators can have profoundly different collective action and policy implications.

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Alliances ; Counterterrorism ; Public goods ; Collective Action ; Social Composition Function ; Weakest Link ;
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