Rabah Amir
Biographic Data
| ID | 4382827 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rabah Amir |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rabah |
| FAMILY NAME | Amir |
| SIGNATURE | AMIR R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Iowa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4971-8438 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Volunteer’s Dilemma with Cost Synergies
This paper revisits the well-known volunteer’s dilemma on the production of a public good when a single participant is sufficient for the task. We propose a cost-sharing model with a volunteering cost that decreases exponentially in the number of volunteers. We show that, at the unique mixed-strategy equilibrium, the probability of production may increase in the number of players for sufficiently low volunteering costs. This provides an alternati…
Risk aversion and the punishment paradox in a crime game
On the political economy of economic integration
Optimal licensing of uncertain patents in the shadow of litigation
Comparative statics in a simple class of strategic market games
Comparative statics in a simple class of strategic market games
Optimal licensing of uncertain patents in the shadow of litigation
On the political economy of economic integration
The Volunteer’s Dilemma with Cost Synergies
This paper revisits the well-known volunteer’s dilemma on the production of a public good when a single participant is sufficient for the task. We propose a cost-sharing model with a volunteering cost that decreases exponentially in the number of volunteers. We show that, at the unique mixed-strategy equilibrium, the probability of production may increase in the number of players for sufficiently low volunteering costs. This provides an alternati…
Risk aversion and the punishment paradox in a crime game
Economics (4 works) · Microeconomics (4 works) · Mathematical economics (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (2 works) · Game Theory and Applications (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Autarky (1 works) · Bertrand competition (1 works) · Comparative statics (1 works)