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Blame, Game Theory and Economic policy

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Two case-studies are used to suggest that political sensitivity to blame has important consequences for the design and success of economic policy. The note begins with some remarks indicating how blame might be modelled in the standard noncooperative game-theoretic framework.

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  • Paul Anand, 1998. "Blame, Game Theory and Economic policy," Journal of Theoretical Politics, , vol. 10(1), pages 111-123, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jothpo:v:10:y:1998:i:1:p:111-123
    DOI: 10.1177/0951692898010001005
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