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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 …
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Pareto-superior outcomes in classic weak-link coordination games. We show that effects of cohesion are economically large …
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classic coordination problem exists. Using a well-established paradigm, we examine how a common cognitive state (insufficient … sleep) impacts coordination outcomes. Our data indicate that insufficient sleep increases coordination failure costs, which …
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Field evidence suggests that people belonging to the same group often behave similarly, i.e., behaviour exhibits social interaction effects. We conduct an experiment that avoids the identification problem present in the field. Our novel design feature is that each subject simultaneously is a...
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When groups face difficult problems, the voice of experts may be lost in the noise of others' contributions. We present results from a 'naturally noisy' setting, a large first-year undergraduate class, in which the 'expert's voice is lost' to such a degree that it is in fact optimal for all...
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-registered replication, reveals strong positive associations between group cohesion and performance assessed in weak-link coordination games …
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We study the effect on coordination in a minimum-effort game of a leader's gender depending on whether the leader is …
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and financial incentives affect productivity in tasks that require coordination among workers. We simulate assembly line …
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about how the coordination of hours among heterogenous coworkers affects pay, productivity and labor supply. In this paper … between wages, productivity and the degree of hours coordination - measured as the dispersion of hours - within firms. We then … coordination is associated with attenuated labor supply elasticity and spillovers on coworkers not directly affected by the tax …
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This paper examines the effectiveness of leaders in addressing coordination failure in societies with ethnic or … religious diversity. We experimentally vary leader identity in a coordination game and implement it in the field across 44 towns … in India. We find that religious minority leaders (Muslims) improve coordination, while majority leaders (Hindus) do not …
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