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Giving and costless retaliation in the power-to-take game
Drouvelis, Michalis; Hanaki, Nobuyuki; Shimada, Natsumi; … - 2023
Extending the power-to-take game, we explore the impact of two forces that may shape retaliation. In our 2x2 design, i) in addition to taking, the proposers can give part of their endowment to the responders, and ii) in addition to destroying their own endowment in retaliation, the responders...
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The behavioral impact of emotions in a power-to-take game : an experimental study
Bosman, Ronald; Winden, Frans A. A. M. van - 2000
authority and responder. Both players in each pair have earned an income in an individual real effort decision-making experiment …. In this experimental study, we are primarily interested in how emotions influence responder behavior. Our findings are … significantly decreases the intensity of joy and happiness. Since negative emotions are experienced as painful, there is direct …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781606
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Cognitive abilities and the demand for bad policy
Nunnari, Salvatore; Proto, Eugenio; Rustichini, Aldo - 2024
simple theoretical framework and an experiment to show that enhanced cognitive abilities may lead to better policy choices …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014578562
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Emotion at stake : the role of stake size and emotions in a power-to-take game experiment in China with a comparison to Europe
Bosman, Ronald; Hennig-Schmidt, Heike; Winden, Frans A. … - 2016
This paper experimentally investigates how monetary incentives and emotions influence behaviour in a two-player power … by destroying his or her own endowment. We focus on how stake size (endowment) and emotions influence responses in China … small stake size. Second, emotions related to anger and joy mediate the impact of the take rate on destruction. Third …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452814
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Belief-dependent motivations and psychological game theory
Battigalli, Pierpaolo; Dufwenberg, Martin - 2020
preferences depend directly on own or others’ beliefs. It allows for incorporating, e.g., emotions, reciprocity, image concerns …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012213185
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Reciprocity and emotions : arousal, self-reports, and expectations
Ben Shaḥar, Gershon; Bornstein, Gary; Hopfensitz, Astrid - 2004
reciprocation. In this study, physiological and self-report measures were employed to investigate the role of emotions, using the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011451382
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Self-confidence and strategic behavior
Charness, Gary; Rustichini, Aldo; Ven, Jeroen van de - 2013
We test experimentally an explanation of over and under confidence as motivated by (perhaps unconscious) strategic concerns, and find compelling evidence supporting this hypothesis in the behavior of participants who send and respond to others ́statements of confidence about how well they have...
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The roots of cooperation
Bašić, Zvonimir; Bindra, Parampreet Christopher; … - 2021 - This version: 10 June 2021
Understanding the roots of human cooperation among strangers is of great importance for solving pressing social dilemmas and maintening public goods in human societies. We study the development of cooperation in 929 young children, aged 3 to 6. In a unified experimental framework, we examine...
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Cross-game learning and cognitive ability in auctions
Giebe, Thomas; Ivanova-Stenzel, Radosveta; Kocher, Martin; … - 2021
Overbidding in second-price auctions (SPAs) has been shown to be persistent and associated with cognitive ability. We study experimentally to what extent cross-game learning can reduce overbidding in SPAs, taking into account cognitive skills. Employing an order-balanced design, we use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012668312
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The roots of cooperation
Bašić, Zvonimir; Bindra, Parampreet Christopher; … - 2021
We study the development of cooperation in 929 young children, aged 3 to 6. In a unified experimental framework, we examine pre-registered hypotheses about which of three fundamental pillars of human cooperation – direct and indirect reciprocity, and third-party punishment – emerges earliest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012668493