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The Role of the Status-Quo in Dynamic Bargaining

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  • Francesca Flamini

    (Economics, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK)

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We analyze a dynamic bargaining game where parties can agree to implement a policy change, which is costly (beneficial) in the short-run but beneficial (costly) in the long-run. When the status-quo is endogenized (at least in some components), we show that the more farsighted party can induce their rival to accept the short-run costs of policy changes designed to generate benefits in the long-run. This is more common when players’ asymmetries are less pronounced, the status-quo is fully endogenized and the state depreciates more quickly.

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  • Francesca Flamini, 2023. "The Role of the Status-Quo in Dynamic Bargaining," Games, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-20, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jgames:v:14:y:2023:i:3:p:35-:d:1134997
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