Roman M. Sheremeta

Case Western Reserve University

10900 Euclid Ave.

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1.

A Survey of Experimental Research on Contests, All-Pay Auctions and Tournaments

Number of pages: 96 Posted: 29 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2012
Emmanuel Dechenaux, Dan Kovenock and Roman M. Sheremeta
Kent State University - Department of Economics, Chapman University - Economic Science Institute and Case Western Reserve University
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contests, all-pay auctions, tournaments, experiments

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Winner-Take-All and Proportional-Prize Contests: Theory and Experimental Results

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 04 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 29 Jan 2018
Timothy N. Cason, William A. Masters and Roman M. Sheremeta
Purdue University - Krannert School of Management, Tufts University - Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and Case Western Reserve University
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contests, rent-seeking, lotteries, incentives in experiments, risk aversion

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Trust, Reciprocity and Rules

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Trust, Reciprocity and Rules

Economic Inquiry, 24 October 2017, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 08 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 29 Dec 2017
Thomas Rietz, Eric Schniter, Roman M. Sheremeta and Timothy W. Shields
University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business, Center for the Study of Human Nature - CSUF, Case Western Reserve University and Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics
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trust, reciprocity, minimum standards, experiment

Trust, Reciprocity, and Rules

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 56, Issue 3, pp. 1526-1542, 2018
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 05 Jun 2018
Thomas Rietz, Eric Schniter, Roman M. Sheremeta and Timothy W. Shields
University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business, Center for the Study of Human Nature - CSUF, Case Western Reserve University and Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics
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The Impact of the Reformation on the Economic Development of Western Europe

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 22 Jun 2018
Roman M. Sheremeta and Vernon L. Smith
Case Western Reserve University and Chapman University - Economic Science Institute
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Reformation, Religion, Economic Development

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Impulsive Behavior in Competition: Testing Theories of Overbidding in Rent-Seeking Contests

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 20 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2018
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
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rent-seeking, contest, overbidding, impulsive behavior, experiments

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Principal-Agent Settings with Random Shocks

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 27 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 20 Nov 2012
Jared Rubin and Roman M. Sheremeta
Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics and Case Western Reserve University
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gift exchange, principal-agent model, contract theory, reciprocity, effort, shocks, laboratory experiment

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The Attack and Defense of Weakest-Link Networks

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The Attack and Defense of Weakest-Link Networks

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3211
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Oct 2010
Dan Kovenock, Brian Roberson and Roman M. Sheremeta
Chapman University - Economic Science Institute, Purdue University - Department of Economics and Case Western Reserve University
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Colonel Blotto, conflict resolution, weakest-link, best-shot, multi-dimensional resource allocation, experiments

The Attack and Defense of Weakest-Link Networks

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 24 Oct 2018
Dan Kovenock, Brian Roberson and Roman M. Sheremeta
Chapman University - Economic Science Institute, Purdue University - Department of Economics and Case Western Reserve University
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Colonel Blotto, weakest-link, best-shot, multi-dimensional resource allocation, experiments

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Testing Canonical Tournament Theory: On the Impact of Risk, Social Preferences and Utility Structure

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Testing Canonical Tournament Theory: On the Impact of Risk, Social Preferences and Utility Structure

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Jan 2012
Roman M. Sheremeta and Steven Y. Wu
Case Western Reserve University and Purdue University - College of Agriculture
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Tournaments, Experiment, Social Preferences, Contract Theory

Testing Canonical Tournament Theory: On the Impact of Risk, Social Preferences and Utility Structure

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6304
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 04 Feb 2012
Roman M. Sheremeta and Steven Y. Wu
Case Western Reserve University and Purdue University - College of Agriculture
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tournaments, experiment, social preferences, contract theory

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Transparency, Efficiency and the Distribution of Economic Welfare in Pass-Through Investment Trust Games

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 94 (2013) 257–267.
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 07 May 2011 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2014
Thomas Rietz, Roman M. Sheremeta, Timothy W. Shields and Vernon L. Smith
University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business, Case Western Reserve University, Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics and Chapman University - Economic Science Institute
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financial intermediation, financial market transparency, pass through securities, multi-level trust games, experiments

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Overbidding and Heterogeneous Behavior in Contest Experiments

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Overbidding and Heterogeneous Behavior in Contest Experiments

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 07 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2013
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
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experiments, contests, overbidding, heterogeneous behavior

Overbidding and Heterogeneous Behavior in Contest Experiments

Journal of Economic Surveys, Vol. 27, Issue 3, pp. 491-514, 2013
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 04 Jun 2013
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
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Experiments, Contests, Overbidding, Heterogeneous behavior

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Facing Your Opponents: Social Identification and Information Feedback in Contests

Journal of Conflict Resolution, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 10 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 20 Jun 2014
Shakun D. Mago, Anya Samek and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of Richmond - E. Claiborne Robins School of Business, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and Case Western Reserve University
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contest, information, identification, over-dissipation, experiments

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Resolving Conflicts by a Random Device

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 99, 2014
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 24 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 08 May 2015
Erik O. Kimbrough, Roman M. Sheremeta and Timothy W. Shields
Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics, Case Western Reserve University and Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics
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contest, conflict resolution, experiments

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An Experimental Investigation of Colonel Blotto Games

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An Experimental Investigation of Colonel Blotto Games

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2688
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 06 Jul 2009
Subhasish M. Chowdhury, Dan Kovenock and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of Bath - Department of Economics, Chapman University - Economic Science Institute and Case Western Reserve University
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Colonel Blotto, conflict resolution, contest theory, multi-dimensional resource allocation, rent-seeking, experiments

An Experimental Investigation of Colonel Blotto Games

APSA 2009 Toronto Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2009
Subhasish M. Chowdhury, Dan Kovenock and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of Bath - Department of Economics, Chapman University - Economic Science Institute and Case Western Reserve University
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The Pros and Cons of Workplace Tournaments

IZA World of Labor
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 02 Nov 2016
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
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tournaments, contests, competition, contracts, workplace

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Multi-Battle Contests: An Experimental Study

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2016
Shakun D. Mago and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of Richmond - E. Claiborne Robins School of Business and Case Western Reserve University
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multi-battle contest, experiments, risk aversion, overdissipation

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Why Can’t We Be Friends? Entitlements and the Costs of Conflict

Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 51(4), 2014
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 05 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 20 May 2015
Erik O. Kimbrough and Roman M. Sheremeta
Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics and Case Western Reserve University
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contests, conflict resolution, side-payments, entitlements, experiments

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Behavior in Group Contests: A Review of Experimental Research

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Behavior in Group Contests: A Review of Experimental Research

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 13 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 22 Oct 2015
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
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groups, contests, experiments

Behavior in Group Contests: A Review of Experimental Research

Journal of Economic Surveys, Vol. 32, Issue 3, pp. 683-704, 2018
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 13 Jun 2018
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
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Contests, Experiments, Groups

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Building and Rebuilding Trust with Promises and Apologies

Schniter, E. , Sheremeta, R.M., Sznycer, D. (2013). Building and rebuilding trust with promises and apologies. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 94: 242-256.
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 10 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 01 Nov 2013
Eric Schniter, Roman M. Sheremeta and Daniel Sznycer
Center for the Study of Human Nature - CSUF, Case Western Reserve University and University of California, Santa Barbara - Center for Evolutionary Psychology
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promise, atonement, apology, cheap talk, cheap signals, trust game, trust building, remedial strategies, reciprocity, experiments

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Communication and Efficiency in Competitive Coordination Games

Institute for Empirical Research in Economics, University of Zurich Working Paper No. 505
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 09 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 09 May 2012
Timothy N. Cason, Roman M. Sheremeta and Jingjing Zhang
Purdue University - Krannert School of Management, Case Western Reserve University and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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Contest, between-group competition, within-group competition, cooperation, coordination, free-riding, experiments

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Overdissipation and Convergence in Rent-Seeking Experiments: Cost Structure and Prize Allocation Rules

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 03 May 2012
Subhasish M. Chowdhury, Roman M. Sheremeta and Theodore Turocy
University of Bath - Department of Economics, Case Western Reserve University and University of East Anglia (UEA)
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rent-seeking, contest, contest design, experiments, quantal response, over-dissipation

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Perfect-Substitutes, Best-Shot, and Weakest-Link Contests Between Groups

Korean Economic Review, 2011, 27, 5-32.
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 02 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2012
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
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contest, between-group competition, within-group competition, asymmetry, coordination, free-riding, experiments

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Designing Contests between Heterogeneous Contestants: An Experimental Study of Tie-Breaks and Bid-Caps in All-Pay Auctions

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Designing Contests between Heterogeneous Contestants: An Experimental Study of Tie-Breaks and Bid-Caps in All-Pay Auctions

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 23 Aug 2018
Aniol Llorente-Saguer, Roman M. Sheremeta and Nora Szech
Queen Mary University of London, Case Western Reserve University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
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all-pay auction, rent-seeking, bid-caps, tie-breaks, contest design

Designing Contests between Heterogeneous Contestants: An Experimental Study of Tie-Breaks and Bid-Caps in All-Pay Auctions

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5955
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 19 Jul 2016
Aniol Llorente-Saguer, Roman M. Sheremeta and Nora Szech
Queen Mary University of London, Case Western Reserve University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
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all-pay auction, rent-seeking, bid-caps, tie-breaks, contest design

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Do Liars Believe? Beliefs and Other-Regarding Preferences in the Sender-Receiver Game

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 94 (2013) 268–277
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 04 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2014
Timothy W. Shields and Roman M. Sheremeta
Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics and Case Western Reserve University
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experiment, strategic communication, beliefs, lying, deception, other-regarding preferences

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When Income Depends on Performance and Luck: The Effects of Culture and Information on Giving

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 13 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 04 May 2018
Pedro Rey-Biel, Roman M. Sheremeta and Neslihan Uler
Autonomous University of Barcelona, Case Western Reserve University and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
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individual giving, information, culture, beliefs, laboratory experiment

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Endowment Origin, Demographic Effects and Individual Preferences in Contests

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Endowment Origin, Demographic Effects and Individual Preferences in Contests

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 Mar 2012
Curtis R. Price and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of Southern Indiana - School of Business and Case Western Reserve University
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contest, experiments, overbidding, endowment, gender, religiosity

Endowment Origin, Demographic Effects, and Individual Preferences in Contests

Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Vol. 24, Issue 3, pp. 597-619, 2015
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 29 Jul 2015
Curtis R. Price and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of Southern Indiana - School of Business and Case Western Reserve University
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Strategically Equivalent Contests

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 24 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2013
Subhasish M. Chowdhury and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of Bath - Department of Economics and Case Western Reserve University
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rent-seeking, contest, equivalence, contest design

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Resource Allocation Contests: Experimental Evidence

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Resource Allocation Contests: Experimental Evidence

Journal of Economic Psychology, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 18 Sep 2013
Robert Shupp, Roman M. Sheremeta, David Schmidt and James M. Walker
Michigan State University - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Case Western Reserve University, Federal Trade Commission - Antitrust II and Indiana University - Department of Economics and Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis
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contest, rent-seeking, experiments, risk aversion, game theory

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Best-of-Three Contest Experiments: Strategic Versus Psychological Momentum

International Journal of Industrial Organization, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 03 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 18 Dec 2012
Shakun D. Mago, Roman M. Sheremeta and Andrew Yates
University of Richmond - E. Claiborne Robins School of Business, Case Western Reserve University and University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Economics
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best-of-three contest, experiments, strategic momentum, psychological momentum

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Commitment Problems in Conflict Resolution

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 112, April, 2015
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 16 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 08 May 2015
Erik O. Kimbrough, Jared Rubin, Roman M. Sheremeta and Timothy W. Shields
Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics, Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics, Case Western Reserve University and Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics
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conflict resolution, commitment problem, opting-in, contests, experiments

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Status and the Demand for Visible Goods: Experimental Evidence on Conspicuous Consumption

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 06 Dec 2015
David Clingingsmith and Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University and Case Western Reserve University
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status, conspicuous consumption, experiment

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A Generalized Tullock Contest

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 08 Feb 2011
Roman M. Sheremeta and Subhasish M. Chowdhury
Case Western Reserve University and University of Bath - Department of Economics
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rent-seeking, contest, spillover

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Behavioral Spillovers in Coordination Games

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 18 Dec 2012
Roman M. Sheremeta, Timothy N. Cason and Anya Samek
Case Western Reserve University, Purdue University - Krannert School of Management and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management
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coordination, order-statistic games, experiments, cooperation, minimum game, behavioral spillover

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Asymmetric and Endogenous Communication in Competition between Groups

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 28 Jan 2015
Timothy N. Cason, Roman M. Sheremeta and Jingjing Zhang
Purdue University - Krannert School of Management, Case Western Reserve University and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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between-group competition, within-group competition, communication, coordination, contests, experiments

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Competition between and within Universities: Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Group Identity and the Desire to Win

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 24 Sep 2015
Zhuoqiong Chen, David Ong and Roman M. Sheremeta
Harbin Institute of Technology - Shenzhen Graduate School, Jinan University-University of Birmingham Joint Institute and Case Western Reserve University
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experiments, all-pay auction, competitiveness, group identity

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Entry into Winner-Take-All and Proportional-Prize Contests: An Experimental Study

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 06 Feb 2011
Roman M. Sheremeta, Timothy N. Cason and William A. Masters
Case Western Reserve University, Purdue University - Krannert School of Management and Tufts University - Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Downloads 112 (297,879)
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performance pay, tournament, piece rate, tournament design, contest, experiments, risk aversion, feedback, gender

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Selective Recognition: How to Recognize Donors to Increase Charitable Giving

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Selective Recognition: How to Recognize Donors to Increase Charitable Giving

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 25 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2016
Anya Samek and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and Case Western Reserve University
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charity donations, recognition, information, experiments

Selective Recognition: How to Recognize Donors to Increase Charitable Giving

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 55, Issue 3, pp. 1489-1496, 2017
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 30 May 2017
Anya Samek and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and Case Western Reserve University
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Three-Player Trust Game with Insider Communication

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Three-Player Trust Game with Insider Communication

Economic Inquiry, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 28 Dec 2012
Roman M. Sheremeta and Jingjing Zhang
Case Western Reserve University and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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three-player trust games, experiments, reciprocity, communication

Three‐Player Trust Game with Insider Communication

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 52, Issue 2, pp. 576-591, 2014
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 26 Feb 2014
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
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Simultaneous Decision-Making in Competitive and Cooperative Environments

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Simultaneous Decision-Making in Competitive and Cooperative Environments

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 08 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2012
Roman M. Sheremeta and Anya Samek
Case Western Reserve University and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management
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cooperation, competition, public goods, contests, experiments, behavioral spillover

Simultaneous Decision‐Making in Competitive and Cooperative Environments

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 51, Issue 2, pp. 1311-1323, 2013
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 27 Feb 2013
Anya Samek and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and Case Western Reserve University
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(Bad) Luck or (Lack of) Effort?: Comparing Social Sharing Norms between US and Europe

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 01 Oct 2011
Roman M. Sheremeta, Neslihan Uler and Pedro Rey-Biel
Case Western Reserve University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and Autonomous University of Barcelona
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individual giving, cross-cultural, beliefs, laboratory experiment

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War and Conflict in Economics: Theories, Applications, and Recent Trends

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 24 Jul 2017
Erik O. Kimbrough, Kevin Laughren and Roman M. Sheremeta
Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Case Western Reserve University
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conflict, war, contest, all-pay auction, war of attrition

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Top Guns May Not Fire: Best-Shot Group Contests with Group-Specific Public Good Prizes

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 24 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 01 May 2013
Subhasish M. Chowdhury, Dongryul Lee and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of Bath - Department of Economics, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) and Case Western Reserve University
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best-shot technology, group contest, group-specific public goods, free-riding

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Fight or Flight? Defending Against Sequential Attacks in the Game of Siege

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2011
Roman M. Sheremeta and Cary A. Deck
Case Western Reserve University and University of Alabama - Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies
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Colonel Blotto, conflict resolution, weakest-link, game of siege, multi-period resource allocation, experiments

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Best-of-Three Contests: Experimental Evidence

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 24 Sep 2011
Roman M. Sheremeta, Shakun D. Mago and Andrew Yates
Case Western Reserve University, University of Richmond - E. Claiborne Robins School of Business and University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Economics
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best-of-three contest, experiments, strategic momentum, psychological momentum

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Loss Aversion and the Quantity-Quality Tradeoff

CESR-Schaeffer Working Paper No. 2016-006
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 08 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 30 Oct 2016
Jared Rubin, Anya Samek and Roman M. Sheremeta
Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and Case Western Reserve University
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quantity, quality, experiment, incentives, real effort, loss aversion

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Side-Payments and the Costs of Conflict

International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 31, No. 3, 2013
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 05 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 20 May 2015
Roman M. Sheremeta and Erik O. Kimbrough
Case Western Reserve University and Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics
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contests, conflict resolution, side-payments, experiments

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Behavioral Dimensions of Contests

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 05 Aug 2014
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
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rent-seeking, contests, experiments, overbidding, over-dissipation

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You Can't Put Old Wine in New Bottles: The Effect of Newcomers on Coordination in Groups

PLOS ONE, 2013
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 04 Feb 2013
Matthew W. McCarter and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of Texas at San Antonio and Case Western Reserve University
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coordination, group performance, oldtimers, newcomers, trust, experiments

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The Attack and Defense Games

Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2019
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 04 Sep 2019
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
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contest, attack, defense, experiment

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Recognizing Contributors: An Experiment on Public Goods

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 15 Jan 2014
Anya Samek and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and Case Western Reserve University
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public-goods, information, experiments

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The Gender Difference in the Value of Winning

Economics Letters, 137, 226-229, 2015, DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2015.10.006
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 06 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 15 Apr 2021
Zhuoqiong Chen, David Ong and Roman M. Sheremeta
Harbin Institute of Technology - Shenzhen Graduate School, Jinan University-University of Birmingham Joint Institute and Case Western Reserve University
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experiments, all-pay auction, competitiveness, gender differences

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Multiple Equilibria in Tullock Contests

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 06 Mar 2011
Roman M. Sheremeta and Subhasish M. Chowdhury
Case Western Reserve University and University of Bath - Department of Economics
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Rent-Seeking, Contest, Asymmetric Equilibrium, Multiple Equilibria

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The Impact of Taxes and Wasteful Government Spending on Giving

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 30 Oct 2016
Roman M. Sheremeta and Neslihan Uler
Case Western Reserve University and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
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giving, charity donations, tax, waste, redistribution, experiments

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Contest Design: An Experimental Investigation

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Contest Design: An Experimental Investigation

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 09 Jul 2009
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
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rent-seeking, contest, contest design, experiments, risk aversion, over-dissipation

Contest Design: An Experimental Investigation

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 573-590, 2011
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 21 Mar 2011
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
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54.

Endowment Effects in Contests

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 08 Feb 2011
Roman M. Sheremeta and Curtis R. Price
Case Western Reserve University and University of Southern Indiana - School of Business
Downloads 79 (372,266)
Citation 16

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rent-seeking, contest, experiments, overbidding, endowment

55.

Asymmetric and Endogenous Within-Group Communication in Competitive Coordination Games

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 07 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2017
Timothy N. Cason, Roman M. Sheremeta and Jingjing Zhang
Purdue University - Krannert School of Management, Case Western Reserve University and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
Downloads 77 (377,701)
Citation 3

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between-group competition, within-group competition, communication, coordination, contests, experiments

56.

The Equivalence of Contests

ESRC Centre for Competition Policy Working Paper No. 10-5
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 14 May 2010
Subhasish M. Chowdhury and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of Bath - Department of Economics and Case Western Reserve University
Downloads 72 (392,161)

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Rent-seeking, contest, spillover, equivalence, revenue equivalence, contest design

57.

Conflicted Emotions Following Trust-Based Interaction

Journal of Economic Psychology, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 15 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2015
Eric Schniter, Roman M. Sheremeta and Timothy W. Shields
Center for the Study of Human Nature - CSUF, Case Western Reserve University and Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics
Downloads 70 (398,216)

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emotion, affect valence, Recalibrational theory, intrapsychic conflict, Trust game

58.

Restoring Damaged Trust with Promises, Atonement and Apology

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 23 Dec 2011
Eric Schniter, Roman M. Sheremeta and Daniel Sznycer
Center for the Study of Human Nature - CSUF, Case Western Reserve University and University of California, Santa Barbara - Center for Evolutionary Psychology
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promise, atonement, apology, cheap talk, cheap signals, remedial strategies, trust game, reciprocity, experiments

59.

Behavior in All-Pay Auctions with Ties

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 31 Oct 2015
Alan Gelder, Dan Kovenock and Roman M. Sheremeta
Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics, Chapman University - Economic Science Institute and Case Western Reserve University
Downloads 68 (404,455)
Citation 8

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All-pay auction, contest, tie, draw, bid differential, experiment

60.

When Identifying Contributors is Costly: An Experiment on Public Goods

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 15 Feb 2014
Anya Samek and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and Case Western Reserve University
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public-goods, information, experiments

61.

Experimental Comparison of Multi-Stage and One-Stage Contests

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 09 Jul 2009
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
Downloads 67 (407,656)
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rent-seeking, contest, contest design, experiments, risk aversion, over-dissipation

62.

Tug-of-War in the Laboratory

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 12 Sep 2015
Cary A. Deck and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of Alabama - Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies and Case Western Reserve University
Downloads 65 (414,103)
Citation 6

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tug-of-war, all-pay auction, multi-stage contest, laboratory experiment

63.

Recognizing Contributors and Cost of Information: An Experiment on Public Goods

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 07 May 2013 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2014
Anya Samek and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and Case Western Reserve University
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public-goods, information, experiments

64.

Behavior in Contests

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 21 Jul 2014
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
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rent-seeking, contests, experiments, overbidding, over-dissipation

65.

The Problem with All-or-Nothing Trust Games: What Others Choose Not to Do Matters in Trust-Based Exchange

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 29 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2016
Eric Schniter, Roman M. Sheremeta and Timothy W. Shields
Center for the Study of Human Nature - CSUF, Case Western Reserve University and Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics
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trust game, demonstrability, intentions, reciprocity, experiment

66.

Can Groups Solve the Problem of Over-Bidding in Contests?

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 Feb 2011
Roman M. Sheremeta and Jingjing Zhang
Case Western Reserve University and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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rent-seeking, contest, experiments, risk, over-dissipation, group decision-making

67.

Deception and Reception: The Behavior of Information Providers and Users

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 137, 445–456 (2017)
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 18 May 2017
Roman M. Sheremeta and Timothy W. Shields
Case Western Reserve University and Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics
Downloads 57 (441,939)
Citation 1

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experiment, strategic communication, risk, deception, investment advice

68.

Expenditures and Information Disclosure in Two-Stage Political Contests

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 06 Feb 2011
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
Downloads 56 (445,590)
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political contest, experiments, information uncertainty, over-expenditures

69.

Overbidding and Overspreading in Rent-Seeking Experiments: Cost Structure and Prize Allocation Rules

Games and Economic Behavior, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 May 2014
Subhasish M. Chowdhury, Roman M. Sheremeta and Theodore Turocy
University of Bath - Department of Economics, Case Western Reserve University and University of East Anglia (UEA)
Downloads 55 (449,265)
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rent-seeking, contest, contest design, experiments, quantal response, overbidding

70.

Limitations to Signaling Trust with All or Nothing Investments

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 10 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2013
Eric Schniter, Roman M. Sheremeta and Timothy W. Shields
Center for the Study of Human Nature - CSUF, Case Western Reserve University and Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics
Downloads 55 (449,265)
Citation 1

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trust game, signaling, demonstrable index of trust, reciprocity, experiments

71.

Essays on Experimental Investigation of Lottery Contests

Number of pages: 194 Posted: 13 Nov 2013
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
Downloads 54 (452,925)

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72.

A Study of the Triggers of Conflict and Emotional Reactions

Games, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 03 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 19 Nov 2017
Michael Caldara, Michael T. McBride, Matthew W. McCarter and Roman M. Sheremeta
Amazon.com, University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, University of Texas at San Antonio and Case Western Reserve University
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Conflict, Incentives, Fear, Uncertainty, Laboratory Experiment, Reverse Dictator Game, Joy of Destruction Game

73.

Experimental Research on Contests

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 27 Oct 2018
Roman M. Sheremeta
Case Western Reserve University
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Contest; All-pay auction; Tournament; Dynamic Contest; Multi-battle Contest; Multi-dimensional Contest; Group Contest; Rent-seeking; Experiment; Overbidding; Over-dissipation; Incentive Effect; Size Effect; Discouragement Effect; Strategic Momentum

74.

Predictable and Predictive Emotions: Explaining Cheap Signals and Trust Re-Extension

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 08 May 2014 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2015
Eric Schniter and Roman M. Sheremeta
Center for the Study of Human Nature - CSUF and Case Western Reserve University
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emotion, cheap signal, promise, apology, trust game, reciprocity, experiment

75.

Make Him an Offer He Can’t Refuse: Avoiding Conflicts Through Side-Payments

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 07 Feb 2011
Roman M. Sheremeta and Erik O. Kimbrough
Case Western Reserve University and Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics
Downloads 39 (516,433)
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contest, conflict resolution, side payments, experiments

76.

When Parity Promotes Peace: Resolving Conflict between Asymmetric Agents

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 99 (2014) 96–108
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 13 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2014
Erik O. Kimbrough, Roman M. Sheremeta and Timothy W. Shields
Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics, Case Western Reserve University and Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics
Downloads 37 (526,077)
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contest, asymmetries, conflict resolution, experiments

77.

Why Can’t We Be Friends? Entitlements, Bargaining, and Conflict

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 10 Jun 2012
Erik O. Kimbrough and Roman M. Sheremeta
Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics and Case Western Reserve University
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contests, conflict resolution, side-payments, entitlements, experiments

78.

Adding Tournament to Tournament: Combining Between-Team and Within-Team Incentives

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 May 2018
Michael Majerczyk, Roman M. Sheremeta and Yu Tian
Georgia State University, Case Western Reserve University and University of Central Florida - Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting
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Individual Incentive, Team Incentive, Tournament, Free-Riding, Collusion

79.

Divided Loyalists or Conditional Cooperators? Creating Consensus About Cooperation in Multiple Simultaneous Social Dilemmas

Group and Organization Management, 2014
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 26 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 19 Nov 2017
Matthew W. McCarter, Anya Samek and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of Texas at San Antonio, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management and Case Western Reserve University
Downloads 30 (563,095)
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cooperation, conditional cooperation, defection, loyalty, experiments, public goods, social dilemmas

80.

The Paradox of Misaligned Profiling: Theory and Experimental Evidence

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 09 Jun 2014
Charles A. Holt, Andrew Kydd, Laura Razzolini and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of Virginia - Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) - Department of Finance, Insurance & Real Estate and Case Western Reserve University
Downloads 30 (563,095)
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terrorism, profiling, game theory, laboratory experiment

81.

New Hampshire Effect: Behavior in Sequential and Simultaneous Multi-Battle Contests

Experimental Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 24 Mar 2018
Shakun D. Mago and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of Richmond - E. Claiborne Robins School of Business and Case Western Reserve University
Downloads 12 (685,805)
Citation 2

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election, sequential contests, simultaneous contests, experiments

82.

Conflicted Minds: Recalibrational Emotions Following Trust-Based Interaction

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2014
Eric Schniter, Roman M. Sheremeta and Timothy W. Shields
Center for the Study of Human Nature - CSUF, Case Western Reserve University and Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics

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emotion, affect valence, recalibrational theory, Trust game, experiment

83.

Do Liars Believe? Beliefs and Other-Regarding Preferences in Disclosure Settings

CAAA Annual Conference 2011, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 94 (2013) 268–277
Posted: 16 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 08 May 2015
Timothy W. Shields and Roman M. Sheremeta
Chapman University - The George L. Argyros School of Business & Economics and Case Western Reserve University

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experiment, strategic communication, level-n thinking, beliefs