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Brian Roberson

Department of Economics, Purdue University
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The colonel blotto game

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B Roberson - Economic Theory, 2006 - Springer
Abstract In the Colonel Blotto game, two players simultaneously distribute forces across n
battlefields. Within each battlefield, the player that allocates the higher level of force wins.
The payoff of the game is the proportion of wins on the individual battlefields. An ...
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The non-constant-sum Colonel Blotto game

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B Roberson… - Economic Theory, 2008 - Springer
Abstract The Colonel Blotto game is a two-player constant-sum game in which each player
simultaneously distributes his fixed level of resources across a set of contests. In the
traditional formulation of the Colonel Blotto game, the players' resources are “use it or lose ...
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Suicide terrorism and the weakest link

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M Arce, D Kovenock, B Roberson - 2009 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract: In this paper we examine a model of terrorism which focuses on the tradeoffs facing
a terrorist organization that has the ability to utilize either or both suicide and conventional
terrorism tactics. The terrorist organization's objective is to successfully attack at least one ...
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Non-partisan [] get-out-the-vote'efforts and policy outcomes

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D Kovenock… - European Journal of Political Economy, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper utilizes a simple model of redistributive politics with voter abstention to analyze
the impact of nonpartisan 'get-out-the-vote'efforts on policy outcomes. Although such efforts
are often promoted on the grounds that they provide the social benefit of increasing ...
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PORK‐BARREL POLITICS, TARGETABLE POLICIES, AND FISCAL FEDERALISM

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B Roberson - Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract This article utilizes a simple model of redistributive politics with jurisdictional
specific local projects to analyze the inefficiencies that arise under differing levels of
targetability in both taxes/transfers and local projects. The ability to tactically target taxes/ ...
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[PDF] Coalitional Colonel Blotto games with application to the economics of alliances

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D Kovenock… - WZB Discus (sion Paper SP 2008 (02, 2008 - econstor.eu
This paper examines a multi-player and multi-front Colonel Blotto game in which one player,
A, simultaneously competes in two disjoint Colonel Blotto games, against two separate
opponents, 1 and 2. Prior to competing in the games, players 1 and 2 have the opportunity ...
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[CITATION] Terrorism and the optimal defense of networks of targets

D Kovenock… - 2008 - Purdue University, Working Paper
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Electoral poaching and party identification

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D Kovenock… - Journal of Theoretical Politics, 2008 - jtp.sagepub.com
Abstract This article studies electoral competition in a model of redistributive politics with
deterministic voting and heterogeneous voter loyalties to political parties. We construct a
natural measure ofparty strength'based on the sizes and intensities of a party's loyal voter ...
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Let's Get Together: An Analysis of the Applicability of the Rules of Professional Conduct to Collaborative Law

B Roberson - J. Disp. Resol., 2007 - HeinOnline
" Collaborative law" is a relatively recent phenomenon in the panoply of the legal world. Its
birth traces back to Minneapolis in 1990.1 Since that time, it has expanded fairly rapidly;
collaborative law groups can now be found across the country. 2 Driven by promises that it ...
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Inefficient redistribution and inefficient redistributive politics

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D Kovenock… - Public Choice, 2009 - Springer
Abstract This paper examines the effect of inefficient redistribution in Myerson's (American
Political Science Review 87: 856–869, 1993) model of redistributive politics. Regardless of
the absolute levels of the efficiency of political parties' transfers to different voter segments, ...
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[PDF] The optimal defense of networks of targets

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D Kovenock… - Purdue University Economics …, 2010 - economics.missouri.edu
Abstract This paper examines a game-theoretic model of attack and defense of multiple
networks of targets in which there exist intra-network strategic complementarities among
targets. The defender's objective is to successfully defend all of the networks and the ...
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Strategic defense and attack for series and parallel reliability systems: comment

D Kovenock… - Purdue University Economics Working …, 2010 - ideas.repec.org
Hausken (2008a) formulates a contest-theoretic model of the attack and defense of a
network of targets. This note identi es a technical error that invalidates Hausken's
characterization of Nash equilibrium for a substantial portion of the parameter space that ...
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Allocation Games

B Roberson - Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This article examines a class of resource allocation games in which two budget- constrained
players strategically allocate resources across multiple simultaneous contests (see also the article
titled TPZS Applications: Blotto Games in this encyclopedia). In each of the individual ...
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Is the 50-state strategy optimal?

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D Kovenock… - Journal of Theoretical Politics, 2009 - jtp.sagepub.com
Abstract In 2005, the Democratic National Committee adopted the 50-state strategy in lieu of
the strategy of focusing solely on battleground states. The rationale given for this move is
that campaign expenditures are durable outlays that impact both current and future ...
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Strategic Defense and Attack for Series and Parallel Reliability Systems: Rejoinder

D Kovenock… - Purdue University Economics Working …, 2012 - ideas.repec.org
In our original comment, we showed that Hausken's characterization of Nash equilibrium is
invalid for much of the parameter space examined and provided necessary conditions for his
solution to hold. Most of the comments in his reply are either tangential or irrelevant. ...
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[PDF] Pork-barrel politics, discriminatory policies and fiscal federalism

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B Roberson - MPG Discussion Papers, 2006 - fsb.muohio.edu
Abstract This paper examines the role of discriminatory policy tools in a model of
redistributive politics with jurisdictional specific projects. In equilibrium, the ability to tactically
target both jurisdictional specific projects, with benefits concentrated within a given ...
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The Colonel Blotto game with applications to the economic, military and political sciences

BA Roberson - 2006 - gradworks.umi.com
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[PDF] KRANNERT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

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D Kovenock… - 2007 - krannert.purdue.edu
Abstract This paper examines a multi-player and multi-front Colonel Blotto game in which
one player, A, simultaneously competes in two disjoint Colonel Blotto games, against two
separate opponents, 1 and 2. Prior to competing in the games, players 1 and 2 have the ...
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Non-Partisan'Get-Out-The-Vote'Efforts and Policy Outcomes

B Roberson… - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract: This paper utilizes a simple model of redistributive politics with voter abstention to
analyze the impact of nonpartisan 'get-out-the-vote'efforts on policy outcomes. Although
such ef-forts are often promoted on the grounds that they provide the social benefit of ...
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[PDF] Dynamic Special Interest Politics with Relational Contracts

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B Roberson, G Parker… - chapman.edu
Abstract We develop a dynamic repeated election model in which office-seeking political
parties repeatedly compete in a winner-take-all campaign-spending game with an
incumbency advantage. Special interests seek influence over the actions of governmental ...
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A Blotto game with multi-dimensional incomplete information

D Kovenock… - Economics Letters, 2011 - Elsevier
We examine a multi-dimensional incomplete information Colonel Blotto game in which each
player's n-tuple of battlefield valuations is drawn from a common n-variate joint distribution
function that is uniform on the non-negative orthant of the surface of a sphere.
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The robustness of 'enemy-of-my-enemy-is-my-friend'alliances

D Rietzke… - Social Choice and Welfare, 2010 - Springer
Abstract We examine a three-player, three-stage game of alliance formation followed by
multi-battle conflict. There are two disjoint sets of battlefields, each of which is associated
with a player who competes only within that set. The common enemy competes in both ...
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Suicide terrorism and the weakest link PDF Logo

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DG Arce, D Kovenock… - 2009 - econstor.eu
Zusammenfassung: In this paper we examine a model of terrorism which focuses on the
tradeoffs facing a terrorist organization that has the ability to utilize either or both suicide and
conventional terrorism tactics. The terrorist organization's objective is to successfully ...
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[CITATION] Multi-factor stochastic models for Monte Carlo simulation of commodity prices

BA Roberson - 2011 - repositories.tdl.org
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Suicide Terrorism and the Weakest Link

B Roberson, D Kovenock, M Arce - APSA 2009 Toronto Meeting …, 2009 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract: In this paper we examine a model of terrorism which focuses on the tradeoffs facing
a terrorist organization that has the ability to utilize either or both suicide and conventional
terrorism tactics. The terrorist organization's objective is to successfully attack at least one ...
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B Roberson - 1995 - Mississippi State University.

[CITATION] Governance and the

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