Why fairness pays

Why Fairness ?

Images of Facial Expressions. Considerable research shows that particular expressions are difficult to "read," and that the emotional content of an expression is often unclear (see the critique in Fridlund (1994)). Even something as simple as a "smile" can easily be misinterpreted or misrepresented (Ekman, Friesen, and Sullivan (1998), Leonard, Voeller, and Kuldau (1991), Fernandez-Dols and Rui...

Why Fairness ? : Facial expressions , evolutionary psychology , and the emergence of fairness in simple bargaining games

Images of Facial Expressions. Considerable research shows that particular expressions are difficult to "read," and that the emotional content of an expression is often unclear (see the critique in Fridlund (1994)). Even something as simple as a "smile" can easily be misinterpreted or misrepresented (Ekman, Friesen, and Sullivan (1998), Leonard, Voeller, and Kuldau (1991), Fernandez-Dols and Rui...

Fairness or Foresight: Why is Majority Rule Stable?

Social choice theory shows that majority rule is generically unstable. Contrary to this theoretical prediction, however, large policy shifts are rare events in politics. Hence, why is majority rule stable? The uncovered set is the dominant preference-based explanation for the stability of majority rule. Its underlying logic assumes that voters act strategically considering the ultimate conseque...

Why (and How) Fairness Matters at the IP/Antitrust Interface

No monkey business: why studying NK cells in non-human primates pays off

Human NK (hNK) cells play a key role in mediating host immune responses against various infectious diseases. For practical reasons, the majority of the data on hNK cells has been generated using peripheral blood lymphocytes. In contrast, our knowledge of NK cells in human tissues is limited, and not much is known about developmental pathways of hNK cell subpopulations in vivo. Although research...