This paper experimentally investigates free-riding behavior on communication cost in a coordination game and finds … strong indications of such free-riding. Firstly, the subjects tend to wait for others to send a message when communication is … costly, which does not happen when communication is costless. Secondly, the proportion of games where no communication takes …

This paper experimentally investigates free-riding behavior on communication cost in a coordination game and finds … strong indications of such free-riding. Firstly, the subjects wait for others to send a message when communication is costly …, which does not happen when communication is costless. Secondly, the proportion of games where no communication or one …

equally in groups of optimal size and there is no communication. In this paper we investigate the impact of introducing … communication in groups that may or may not be linked to output sharing groups. Communication reduces shirking, increases aggregate … effort and reduces aggregate rents, but only when communication groups and output-sharing groups are linked. The effect is …

The paper analyzes the role of the structure of communication - i.e. who is talking with whom - on the choice of … messages, on their credibility and on actual play. We run an experiment in a three-player coordination game with Pareto ranked … analysis of credibility, the subjects should communicate and play the Pareto optimal equilibrium only when communication is …

Costless and non-binding pre-play communication (cheap talk) has been found to often be effective in achieving … uncertainty in the framework of a 2x2 coordination game, in which one choice leads to the same payoff regardless of the action of … the other person's play. Cheap talk is found to be effective, as there is much more coordination in both Signal treatments …

obligatory. We compare coordination failure with efficient rationing as well as with compulsory serving of demand, and … losses. Our experimental results show that (possible) coordination failure affects behavior through two channels: via … anticipating losses but decrease after experiencing losses. Coordination failures are more probable after subjects experienced a …

We study the impact of communication on behavior in a two-stage coordination game with asymmetric payoffs. We test … sustain coordination over time and alleviate the inequality induced by the asymmetry of payoffs. Third, communication …

This paper experimentally investigates free-riding behavior on communication cost in a coordination game and finds … strong indications of such free-riding. Firstly, the subjects wait for others to send a message when communication is costly …, which does not happen when communication is costless. Secondly, the proportion of games where no communication or one …