{"id":571,"date":"2012-09-28T10:26:23","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T17:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/business\/2012\/09\/28\/ifreeesi-lecture-series-presents-charles-thomas-ph-d-an-alternating-offers-model-of-multilateral-negotiations\/"},"modified":"2012-09-28T10:26:23","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T17:26:23","slug":"ifreeesi-lecture-series-presents-charles-thomas-ph-d-an-alternating-offers-model-of-multilateral-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/business\/2012\/09\/28\/ifreeesi-lecture-series-presents-charles-thomas-ph-d-an-alternating-offers-model-of-multilateral-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"IFREE\/ESI Lecture Series Presents: Charles Thomas, Ph.D., &quot;An Alternating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sept. 28th,<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/economics.clemson.edu\/charles-j-thomas\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Thomas, Ph.D.<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/chapman.edu\/research-and-institutions\/economic-science-institute\/_files\/ifree-papers-and-photos\/charles-thomas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">An Alternating-Offers Model of Multilateral Negotiations<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IFREE\/ESI Lecture Series -- Charles Thomas, Ph.D. -- Clemson University\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DdJeQXCa2RY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cascade.chapman.edu\/render\/file.act?path=\/research-and-institutions\/economic-science-institute\/_files\/ifree-papers-and-photos\/charles-thomas.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Charles Thomas, a guest of the IFREE\/ESI Lecture Series\" width=\"102\" height=\"119\" \/>Abstract:<\/strong> I modify a standard infinite-horizon alternating-offers model of bilateral negotiations to analyze multilateral negotiations, an exchange process in which a buyer attempts to purchase from one of several sellers offering potentially different amounts of surplus to be split.\u00a0 Rival sellers constrain the terms of trade to the buyer&#8217;s benefit in some cases, but not in others.\u00a0 I use the model to illustrate how the buyer&#8217;s choice of conducting procurement via multilateral negotiations or an auction is affected by factors including the number of sellers, the extent of uncertainty when making the choice, and costs of participating in the procurement process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong> Dr. Charles J. 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