5 papers
People escalate against a competitor labelled human and hold back against one labelled an optimising machine
Vinicius Ferraz, Leon Houf
People increasingly compete against AI agents rather than other human opponents. We distinguish two channels: an opponent effect and an information effect. These are different elem…
The Internal Anatomy of Strategic Choice in Large Language Models
Vinícius Ferraz, Leon Houf, Enrico Ferrea
Large language models act as strategic agents and models of human choice, yet choosing like a strategic agent does not mean computing like one. We recorded activations from four op…
Extended Scenario Bundle Analysis: A Formal Framework for Strategic Scenario Modeling
Thomas Pitz, Vinícius Ferraz
Strategic crisis analysis needs representations that combine qualitative expert judgement, explicit interdependence, and auditable update rules without requiring fully specified pa…
Timing, Entry, and Revenue in Clock-Based Platform Markets
Thomas Pitz, Vinicius Ferraz
On platforms where time-to-contract is itself payoff-relevant--Aalsmeer's flower auctions, ride-hailing dispatch, on-demand-labor matching--the textbook revenue equivalence between…
Cohesion-Sensitive Power Indices: Representation Results for Banzhaf and Shapley Values
Thomas Pitz, Vinicius Ferraz
In many applications of cooperative game theory -- from corporate governance and cartel formation to parliamentary voting -- not all winning coalitions are feasible. Ideological di…