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When do simple policies win?

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  • Ronny Razin

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  • Gilat Levy & Ronny Razin, 2012. "When do simple policies win?," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 49(3), pages 621-637, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joecth:v:49:y:2012:i:3:p:621-637
    DOI: 10.1007/s00199-011-0620-z
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    Keywords

    Dynamic all-pay auctions; Debates; Complexity; D72;
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior

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