Francis Bloch

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Sequential Formation of Coalitions in Games with Externalities and Fixed Payoff Division

Francis Bloch
Economics
1 May 1996

This paper analyzes a sequential game of coalition formation when the division of the coalitional surplus is fixed and the payoffs are defined relative to the whole coalition structure. Gains from… Expand

Endogenous Structures of Association in Oligopolies

Francis Bloch
Economics
23 January 1995

The formulation of associations of firms in an oligopoly with linear demand is analyzed as a two-stage noncooperative game. In the first stage, firms form associations in order to decrease their… Expand

Non-cooperative models of coalition formation in games with spillovers

Francis Bloch
Economics
26 June 2003

This important book, written by some of the leading scholars in the field, provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in coalition theory and presents both the latest theoretical… Expand

Terror as a Bargaining Instrument: A Case Study of Dowry Violence in Rural India

V. Rao, Francis Bloch
Economics
1 April 1999

The authors examine how domestic violence may be used as a bargaining instrument, to extract larger dowries from a spouse's family. The phrase"dowry violence"refers not to the paid at the time of the… Expand

The formation of networks with transfers among players

Francis Bloch, M. Jackson
Economics, Computer Science
J. Econ. Theory
1 March 2007

We examine the formation of networks among a set of players whose payoffs depend on the structure of the network, when players may bargain by promising or demanding transfer payments when forming links. Expand

Communication networks with endogenous link strength

Francis Bloch, B. Dutta
Mathematics, Computer Science
Games Econ. Behav.
1 May 2009

This paper analyzes the formation of communication networks when players choose endogenously their investment on communication links. Expand

Definitions of equilibrium in network formation games

Francis Bloch, M. Jackson
Economics, Computer Science
Int. J. Game Theory
11 August 2006

We examine a variety of stability and equilibrium definitions that have been used to study the formation of social networks among a group of players. Expand

Pricing in social networks

Francis Bloch, Nicolas Quérou
Economics, Computer Science
Games Econ. Behav.
1 July 2013

We analyze the problem of optimal monopoly pricing in social networks where agents care about consumption or prices of their neighbors. Expand

Two-sided search, marriages, and matchmakers

Francis Bloch, H. Ryder
Economics
1 February 2000

This paper analyzes the provision of matching services in a model of two-sided search. Agents belong to two populations and are uniformly distributed on [0,1]. Their utility is equal to the index of… Expand

Informal insurance in social networks

Francis Bloch, G. Genicot, Debraj Ray
Economics, Computer Science
J. Econ. Theory
16 April 2004

This paper studies networks of informal insurance across networks of individuals. Expand

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