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• ABC on Deals 

  Dufwenberg, M.; Servatka, M.; Vadovic, R. (University of Canterbury. Department of Economics and Finance, 2012)

  We develop, and experimentally test, a behavioral model of deal­making which includes binding contracts and informal agreements as distinct but related special cases. The key assumptions: people are mostly honest; they ...

• Do People Keep Socially Unverifiable Promises? 

  Deck, C.; Servátka, M.; Tucker, S. (College of Business and Economics, University of CanterburyUniversity of Canterbury. Department of Economics and Finance, 2011)

  Previous research has suggested that communication and especially promises increase cooperation in laboratory experiments. This has been taken as evidence for internal motivations such as guilt aversion or preference for ...

• Economics of photovoltaic solar power and uptake in New Zealand 

  Miller, Allan; Wood, Alan; Hwang, Michael; Lemon, Scott; Read, E. Grant (University of Canterbury. Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Canterbury. Management, Marketing, and EntrepreneurshipUniversity of Canterbury. Electric Power Engineering Centre, 2015)

  Responding to the global challenges of maintaining energy security while combatting climate change, the New Zealand government has issued a target of generating 90% of the country’s electricity needs from renewable sources ...