Arbeitspapier
Easy targets and the timing of conflict
Contestants have to choose whether to initiate a contest or war, or whether to remain peaceful for another period. We find that agents wait and initiate the contest once their rival is sufficiently weak to be an easy target.
- Alternative title
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"Leichte Beute" und der Zeitpunkt eines Konflikts
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: WZB Discussion Paper ; No. SP II 2003-28
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
History of Economic Thought: Individuals
Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism; Secession
- Subject
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Timing of conflict
war
easy targets
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Bester, Helmut
Konrad, Kai A.
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Veröffentlichung
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Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB)
- (where)
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Berlin
- (when)
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2003
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Bester, Helmut
- Konrad, Kai A.
- Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB)
Time of origin
- 2003
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