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Sleep restriction increases coordination failure
Castillo, Marco; Dickinson, David L. - 2020
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012213883
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Against all odds: tentative steps toward efficient information sharing in groups
Schlangenotto, Darius; Schnedler, Wendelin; Vadovič, … - 2020
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012257743
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Communication and coordination in a two-stage game
Bjedov, Tjaša; Madiès, Thierry; Villeval, Marie-Claire - 2015
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010502689
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Using social connections and financial incentives to solve coordination failure : a quasi-field experiment in India's manufacturing sector
Afridi, Farzana; Dhillon, Amrita; Li, Sherry Xin; … - 2018
and financial incentives affect productivity in tasks that require coordination among workers. We simulate assembly line … production in a lab-in-the-field experiment in which workers exert real effort in a minimum-effort game in teams whose members …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011859500
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Revealing the economic consequences of group cohesion
Gächter, Simon; Starmer, Chris; Tufano, Fabio - 2017
Pareto-superior outcomes in classic weak-link coordination games. We show that effects of cohesion are economically large …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011670948
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Coordination games played by children and teenagers : on the influence of age, group size and incentives
Glätzle-Rützler, Daniela; Sutter, Matthias; Zoller, … - 2024
Efficient coordination is a major source of efficiency gains. We study in an experimental coordination game with 718 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015144135
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Delegation and coordination with multiple threshold public goods : experimental evidence
Corazzini, Luca; Cotton, Christopher; Reggiani, Tommaso - 2019
intermediary organizations facilitate coordination among donors and reduce such risks. To study this, we extend a threshold public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140235
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Living in two neighborhoods : social interactions in the lab
Falk, Armin (contributor); Fischbacher, Urs (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
interaction effects. We conduct an experiment that avoids the identification problem present in the field. Our novel design …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002482525
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The causal effect of trust
Bartling, Björn; Fehr, Ernst; Huffman, David; Netzer, Nick - 2018
Trust affects almost all human relationships - in families, organizations, markets and politics. However, identifying the conditions under which trust, defined as people's beliefs in the trustworthiness of others, has a causal effect on the efficiency of human interactions has proven to be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011946494
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Measuring "group cohesion" to reveal the power of social relationships in team production
Gächter, Simon; Starmer, Chris; Tufano, Fabio - 2022
-registered replication, reveals strong positive associations between group cohesion and performance assessed in weak-link coordination games …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013347150