We study experimentally the effect of bargaining power in two sequential mechanisms that offer the possibility to trade … at a fixed price before an auction. In the “Buy-It-Now” format, the seller has the bargaining power and offers a price … effects of bargaining power on aggregate outcomes. There is, however, substantial heterogeneity within sellers. Sellers who …

favorable tie-breaking rules can reduce the discouragement effect and increase the designer's revenue. We test these predictions …

knowledge. To assess the effect of information asymmetries on prosocial behavior, we conduct a laboratory experiment with a … a recipient. We observe subjects with heterogenous social preferences. While under symmetric information only … individuals with the same type of preferences transfer, under asymmetric information different types transfer at the same time. As …

coarse performance information lead to bargaining asymmetries. In addition, we find that bargainers' subjective entitlements … relative contributions of involved agents are blurred; either by lack of information about the actual performance of … bargaining process from opening offers to (dis)agreements and find that uncertainties in surplus production and (even) a very …

likelihood of agreement in bilateral negotiations over the provision of a public good when parties have private information over … their contribution costs. We test the model in a laboratory experiment paying particular attention to how behavioral …

's information is certifiable. The first equilibrium characterization is provided for unilateral persuasion games, and the second for … his equilibrium payoff compared to all equilibria of the unilateral persuasion game by delaying information certification …

We consider an experiment with a version of the Battle of the Sexes game with two-sided private information, allowing a … truthful revelation of information and subsequent payoffs from the game. We find that the players are overall truthful about …-talk equilibrium in the two-way cheap talk game is played when they players fully reveal their information; however, they achieve …

We study political competition in an environment in which voters have private information about their preferences. Our …