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We experimentally investigate multiple notions of equity in ultimatum bargaining with asymmetric outside options …
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in three states and merged with information on neighborhood income and racial composition. We experimentally vary …
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We investigate whether there is a link between conditional cooperation and betrayal aversion. We use a public goods game to classify subjects by type of contribution preference and by belief about the contributions of others; and we measure betrayal aversion for different categories of subject....
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Previous experimental work provides encouraging support for some of the central assumptions underlying Hart and Moore (2008)'s theory of contractual reference points. However, existing studies ignore realistic aspects of trading relationships such as informal agreements and ex post...
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rather than weakness. We test and confirm Schelling's conjecture in a simple take-it-or-leave bargaining experiment where the …In his classic article "An Essay on Bargaining" Schelling (1956) argues that ignorance might actually be strength …
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We show with a laboratory experiment that individuals adjust their moral principles to the situation and to their …, norms that appear abstract and universal take into account the bargaining power of the two sides. The strong side bends the … principles to actions is mainly the fact of individuals who behave more selfishly and who have a stronger bargaining power. The …
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This paper presents results from a modified dictator experiment aimed at distinguishing and quantifying the two …
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The effectiveness of social interaction depends strongly on an ability to coordinate actions efficiently. In large networks, such coordination may be very difficult to achieve and may depend on the communication technology and the network structure. We examine how pre-play communication and...
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complements, and participants have either complete or incomplete information about the structure of a random network. Since … wide variety of settings.The degree of equilibrium play is striking, in particular with incomplete information. Behavior … coordinate on a demanding, but efficient, equilibrium that is typically implemented with complete information …
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There is little consensus on whether women are more generous than men; some research results indicate a higher propensity towards giving of female dictators, whilst others suggest the opposite. Two explanations have been put forward. According to the first one, women are more generous than men...
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