Frustration and Anger in Games

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2015-08-24

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Virginia Tech

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Frustration, anger, and aggression have important consequences for economic and social behavior, concerning for example monopoly pricing, contracting, bargaining, traffic safety, violence, and politics. Drawing on insights from psychology, we develop a formal approach to exploring how frustration and anger, via blame and aggression, shape interaction and outcomes in economic settings.

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frustration, anger, blame, belief-dependent preferences, psychological games

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