The Phenomenon of Self-handicapping in the Strategic Cooperation

Student: Ivanova Mariia

Educational Programme: Applied Economics (Master)

Year of Graduation: 2019

This paper is devoted to modeling the phenomenon of self-handicapping both for one player and for 2 players with their strategic interaction. The factors contributing to the manifestation of self-handicapping were identified which turned out to be similar for both presented models. It was also revealed how the presence of a second player affects the likelihood of applying a strategy of self-handicapping.

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