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The Miracle as a Randomization Device A Lesson from Richard Wagner's Romantic Opera Tannhaeuser und der Saengerkrieg auf Wartburg

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Harmgart, Heike
Huck, Steffen
Mueller, Wieland (TILEC (Tilburg Law and Economics Center))

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In this paper we provide textual evidence on the sophistication of medieval deterrence strategies. Drawing on one of the great opera librettos based on medieval sources, Wagner s Tannhauser, we shall illustrate the use of optimal randomization strategies that can be derived by applying notions of dominance or trembling-hand perfection. Particular attention is paid to the employed randomization device

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