Abstract We study pillage games (Jordan in J Econ Theory 131(1):26–44, 2006), which model unstructured power contests. To enable empirical tests of game theory, we relax a symmetry assumption that agents’ intrinsic contributions to coalition’s is identical. characterise the core for all n . In three-agent game: (i) only eight configurations are possible core, contains at most six allocations; (...

Theoretical economics makes use of strict mathematical methods. For instance, games as introduced by von Neumann and Morgenstern allow for formal mathematical proofs for certain axiomatized economical situations. Such proofs can—at least in principle—also be carried through in formal systems such as Theorema. In this paper we describe experiments carried through using the Theorema system to pro...

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Scholars are critical of how economists overlook “the questions genocide,” and legislatures have not paid adequate attention to the subject looting, except in case Armenian genocide. This article, informed by interdisciplinary perspectives, uses government documents, data, semi-structured interviews discuss overlooked triangle economics, Anfal genocide Kurds Iraq. The study refuses limit itself...