dampens cooperation, though only slightly. Surprisingly, externalities are immaterial. If we control for beliefs, they even … we add beliefs as a control variable, we only find that externalities enhance cooperation, even if gains from collusion … expected. -- Oligopoly ; Collusion ; experiment ; Uncertainty ; negative externalities ; prisoner's dilemma …

psychology of learning, and work form social scientists on learning.The paper makes the following claim: typically the law … reaches its addressees indirectly. The law is not followed, it is learned. There are two distinct learning objects. Throughout … take the form of schema-like social mirror rules, or of exemplars.Learning also is the key to understanding how individuals …

psychology of learning, and work form social scientists on learning.The paper makes the following claim: typically the law … reaches its addressees indirectly. The law is not followed, it is learned. There are two distinct learning objects. Throughout … take the form of schema-like social mirror rules, or of exemplars.Learning also is the key to understanding how individuals …

When agents face coordination problems their choices often impose externalities on third parties. We investigate … whether such externalities can affect equilibrium selection in a series of one-shot coordination games varying the size and … the sign of the externality. We find that third-party externalities have a limited effect on decisions. A large majority …