Sökning: "Eric Skoog"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden Eric Skoog.

1. 1. An Experimental Test of Overconfidence as a Cause of Over- and Underinvestment in Conflict

   D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Författare :Patrik Olsson; Eric Skoog; [2012]
   Nyckelord :Conflict; Overconfidence; Experiment; Imperfect Information;

   Sammanfattning : Overconfidence has been proposed as a cause of conflicts. However, there is little empirical support for this claim. We test overconfidence as a cause of over- and underinvestment in conflicts in a computerized experiment. First, we derive a model where overconfidence explains over- and underinvestment in conflict. LÄS MER

3. 2. The Failure of the Jagir-System: A Game-Theoretic Approach to the Fall of the Mughal Empire

   C-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Författare :Eric Skoog; [2009]
   Nyckelord :Mughal Empire; Revenue-System; Principal-Agent Model; Incentives; Jagir;

   Sammanfattning : In this paper, I investigate how the incentive-structures in the revenue-system of the Mughal Empire contributed to its disintegration. I develop a principal-agent model with multiple periods, to capture the situation that existed in the Mughal Empire. LÄS MER