Anchoring is one of the most studied and robust behavioral biases, but there is little knowledge about its persistence and magnitude in economic settings. This article studies the role of anchoring bias in strategic interactions. We test experimentally two different anchor types using auctions....

We conduct a series of Cournot duopoly market experiments with a high number of repetitions and fixed matching. Our treatments include markets with (a) complete cost symmetry and complete information, (b) slight cost asymmetry and complete information, and (c) varying cost asymmetries and...