A comparison of the alpha‐ and beta‐characteristic functions in cooperative non‐sidepayment n‐person gamesFootnote¹

This research was supported by grants SES‐8319322 and SES‐8015528 from the National Science Foundation. The authors express appreciation to Pasumarti V. Kamesam for assistance in computer programming, and to Christopher Bowen, Jennifer Brandt, Priscilla Cross, Charles Depies, Dennis Hamblin, Timothy Kasen, Christy Kinney, Greg Macheel, Connie Morris, Lauren Outland, and Kathryn Potter for assistance in data collection and analysis.

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