Cooperation and Coordination in Egalitarian Political Economies

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However, existing theories explicitly accounting for the social interactions that shape these structures are scarce. Thus, this study examines three types of political economies in which individual decisions depend on the actions of others and their consequences. Using simulations and mean-field solutions, it analyzes labor supply, occupational choice, and production decisions within these systems to explore the role of price signals, redistributive schemes and social interactions in achieving desirable equilibrium outcomes. JEL Classification: B51; C63; C72; D91; P21. market-socialism worker-owned enterprise statistical equilibrium Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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