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Helmut Bester
Researcher at Free University of Berlin
Publications - 93
Citations - 5484
Helmut Bester is an academic researcher from Free University of Berlin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Competition (economics) & Oligopoly. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 92 publications receiving 5304 citations. Previous affiliations of Helmut Bester include University of Bonn & Economic Policy Institute.
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The role of collateral in credit markets with imperfect information
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the structure of credit market equilibrium under imperfect information and compared credit rationing and Collateralization as alternative means to cope with problems of adverse selection and moral hazard.
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Is altruism evolutionarily stable
Helmut Bester,Werner Güth +1 more
TL;DR: An evolutionary approach is developed to explain altruistic preferences and investigates whether evolution favors altruistic or selfish attitudes by comparing the success of players with different preferences.
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Contracting with Imperfect Commitment and the Revelation Principle: The Single Agent Case
Helmut Bester,Roland Strausz +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the revelation principle is applied to contracting problems between a principal and a single agent, where the principal may optimally use a direct mechanism under which truthful revelation is an optimal strategy for the agent.
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Is altruism evolutionarily stable
Helmut Bester,Werner Güth +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an evolutionary approach to explain altruistic preferences is developed, where individuals interact rationally with each other given their preferences, and the outcome depends on whether the individuals' interactions are strategic complements or substitutes.