A Mechanism for Optimal Enforcement of Coordination: Sidestepping Theory of Mind
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Keywords
coordination; fines and rewards; mechanism design;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C79 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Other
- D80 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - General
- Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
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