lack structural information, which contrasts with common notions of fairness or "manners" in ultimatum bargaining (Camerer …

The results of Ultimatum Game experiments are often quoted as evidence for the role of fairness in bargaining or in … economic behaviour more generally. This paper argues that the observed fairness levels are contingent on the traditional … opponent repeatedly. This finding is not expected by the traditional fairness hypothesis. A detailed analysis of the dynamics …

Departures from pure self interest in economic experiments have recently inspired models of "social preferences". We … conduct experiments on simple two-person and three-person games with binary choices that test these theories more directly … than the array of games conventionally considered. Our experiments show strong support for the prevalence of "quasi …

Departures from self-interest in economic experiments have recently inspired models of "social preferences". We design … a range of simple experimental games that test these theories more directly than existing experiments. Our experiments … motivated by reciprocity: They withdraw willingness to sacrifice to achieve a fair outcome when others are themselves unwilling …

(paradoxically) crowds out efficient solutions to the agency problem. This paper explores, via a novel set of laboratory experiments …

to be positive, even when one is behind. While the degree of positive reciprocity is not significant either with or … without expressed preferences, there is evidence that positive reciprocity is enhanced when a preference for favorable …

Experiments with the ultimatum game -- where one party can make a take-it-or-leave-it offer to a second party on how to …