Costless and non-binding pre-play communication (cheap talk) has been found to often be effective in achieving … uncertainty in the framework of a 2x2 coordination game, in which one choice leads to the same payoff regardless of the action of … the other person's play. Cheap talk is found to be effective, as there is much more coordination in both Signal treatments …

in communication and coordination are discussed …The effectiveness of pre-play communication in achieving efficient outcomes has long been a subject of controversy. In … some environments, cheap talk may help to achieve coordination. However, Aumann conjectures that, in a variant of the Stag …

We examine experimentally the impact of communication on trust and cooperation. Our design admits observation of … avoid guilt, as can be modeled using psychological game theory. When players exhibit such guilt aversion, communication may …

-perfect equilibrium transform these prisoner's dilemma games into coordination games, with both mutual cooperation and mutual defection as …