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recognition probabilities, in a model of strategic bargaining with Condorcet cycles. Overall, we find only limited support for the … equilibrium predictions. The main deviations from theory are: a) Subjects under-exploit their bargaining power by being more … asymmetries have on bargaining power, especially when the asymmetries relate to recognition probabilities. …
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as equilibrium phenomena of the ascending auction. In a series of experiments, we compare its performance to that of the …
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This paper investigates the extent of the holdup underinvestment problem in a buyer-seller relationship in which the seller has private information about his alternative trading opportunities. Theory predicts that, compared with a situation in which outside options are publicly observed, the...
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Although reciprocity is a key concept in the social sciences, it is still unclear why people engage in costly reciprocation. In this study, physiological and self-report measures were employed to investigate the role of emotions, using the Power-to-Take Game. In this 2-person game, player 1 can...
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Theory predicts that committees of experts may take decisions that look good but are bad and that they show a united front to impress evaluators. Although evaluators see through this behavior, committees persist in it only to avoid worse assessments. We investigate this theory in the lab, using...
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This paper describes a classroom experiment that illustrates the research and development investment incentives facing firms when technological spillovers are present. The game involves two stages in which student sellers first make investment decisions then production decisions. The classroom...
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confines a discussion of the usefulness of the notion to coordination problems and when bargaining experiments result in …This paper argues that the notion of focal points is important in understanding bargaining processes. Recent literature … equal split division and it re-interprets recent experimental evidence in bargaining games. Experimental economists should …
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We develop a novel model of price-fee competition in bilateral oligopoly markets with non-expandable infrastructures …
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