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Kenneth A. Oye

Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Publications -  53
Citations -  3223

Kenneth A. Oye is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biosecurity & Synthetic biology. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 52 publications receiving 2990 citations. Previous affiliations of Kenneth A. Oye include École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne & Princeton University.

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Cooperation under Anarchy

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a unified explanation of the incidence of cooperation and conflict, and suggest strategies to promote the emergence of cooperation under anarchy, and also provide a diverse set of historical cases in security and economic affairs.
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Explaining Cooperation Under Anarchy: Hypotheses And Strategies

TL;DR: In this article, elementary game theory suggests three sets of conditions that serve as proximate explanations of the incidence of cooperation and discord: (i) Payoff Structure: Mutual and Conflicting Preferences; (ii) The Shadow of the Future: Single-play and Iterated Games; and (iii) Number of Players: Two-Person and N-Person Games.
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Regulating gene drives

TL;DR: Potential beneficial uses of gene drives include reprogramming mosquito genomes to eliminate malaria, reversing the development of pesticide and herbicide resistance, and locally eradicating invasive species, however, drives may present environmental and security challenges as well as benefits.
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Co-benefits of climate policy—lessons learned from a study in Shanxi, China

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed health benefits and socio-economic costs of CO2-abating options related to coal consumption in Shanxi, China, and showed that these measures entail large co-benefits and are highly profitable in a socioeconomic sense.