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Dragon Slaying with Ambiguity: Theory and Experiments (2016)
Journal Article
Le Roux, S., & Kelsey, D. (2017). Dragon Slaying with Ambiguity: Theory and Experiments. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 19(1), 178-197. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpet.12185

This paper studies the impact of ambiguity in the best shot and weakest link models of public good provision. The models are …rst analysed theoretically. Then we conduct experiments to study how ambiguity a¤ects behaviour in these games. We test whet... Read More about Dragon Slaying with Ambiguity: Theory and Experiments.

Ambiguity and Accident Law (2016)
Journal Article
Chakravarty, S., & Kelsey, D. (2017). Ambiguity and Accident Law. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 19(1), 97-120. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpet.12160

Environmental accidents often involve ambiguous risks, i.e. the relevant probabilities are unknown. This paper studies how liability rules are a¤ected by ambiguity. The injurer and the victim choose a level of care, which is observable, and an unobse... Read More about Ambiguity and Accident Law.