This chapter surveys the contributions of laboratory experiments to labor economics. We
begin with a discussion of methodological issues: when (and why) is a lab experiment the …

A central question in economics is understanding the difficulties that parties have in
reaching mutually beneficial agreements. Informational differences provide an appealing …

BARGAINING is usually interpreted as the process of arriving at mutual agreement on the
provisions of a contract. In the economic realm, the prototype is exchange between a seller …

This paper offers an introduction to game theory for applied economists. The author gives
simple definitions and intuitive examples of four kinds of games and their corresponding …

Este libro presenta una de las herramientas más poderosas del análisis económico
moderno a una amplia audiencia: no sólo a los que se especializan en teoría de juegos …

FOR REASONS DISCUSSED shortly, many labor markets cannot be adequately described
as spot markets. Contracts play an important role. One role for contracts is to enable firms to …

This paper proposes and analyzes an intergenerational model of domestic violence (IMDV)
in which behavioral strategies or scripts are transmitted from parents to children. The model …

This chapter reviews recent developments in the study of individual employment contracts. It
discusses three reasons for an employer and an employee to have a contract:(1) to allocate …

If you're a woman and you shop for a new car, will you really get the best deal? If you're a
man, will you fare better? If you're a black man waiting to receive an organ transplant, will …

A seller and a buyer bargain over the terms of trade for an object. The seller receives a
perfect signal that determines the value of the object to both players, whereas the buyer …