Empirical Models of Arbitrator Behavior under Conventional Arbitration

The General Basis of Arbitrator Behavior; an Empirical .analysis of Cowentional .^nd Final-offer Arbitration

Arbitration using the closest offer principle of arbitrator behavior

In this paper we introduce a model of arbitration decision making which generalizes several previous models of both conventional arbitration and final offer arbitration. We derive the equilibrium offers that risk neutral disputants would propose, and show how these offers would vary under different arbitration procedures. In particular, we show that optimal offers made under conventional arbitr...

The Influence of Arbitrator Background and Representation on Arbitration Outcomes

Empirical Models of Consumer Behavior

Models of consumer behavior play a key role in modern empirical Industrial Organization. In this paper, I survey some of the models used in this literature. In particular, I discuss two commonly used demand systems: multi-stage budgeting approaches and discrete choice models. I motivate their use and highlight some key modeling assumptions. I next brie‡y discuss key issues of estimation, and co...

Centralized Arbitration in a Behavior-Based Architecture

An architecture is presented in which distributed decision-making processes cooperatively determine a mobile robot’s path by sending votes to a centralized arbiter. One type of arbiter defined within this DAMN architecture performs command fusion to select that action which best satisfies the combined behavior votes, allowing multiple goals and constraints to be considered simultaneously. Anoth...