We report on an experiment using video technology to manipulate pre-play communication protocols in the lab and to … study purely social effects of communication on donations and discrimination between potential receivers. The experimental … the latter decides on her gifts. Through the use of three communication setups (none, audio, and audio-visual) we show and …

We report on an experiment using video technology to manipulate pre-play communication protocols in the lab and to … study purely social effects of communication on donations and discrimination between potential receivers. The experimental … the latter decides on her gifts. Through the use of three communication setups (none, audio, and audio-visual) we show and …

To explain why pre-play communication increases cooperation in games, one refers to a) strategic causes such as … efficient communication or reputation effects, and b) changes in the utilities due to social processes. Hitherto experimental … focus on the effects of communication processes. We clearly find social effects, but none of revealed anonymity or salient …

reveals that such intra-play communication after capacity but before price choices has a collusive effect only for capacity …

We report on an experiment using video technology to manipulate pre-play communication protocols in the lab and to … study purely social effects of communication on donations and discrimination between potential receivers. The experimental … the latter decides on her gifts. Through the use of three communication setups (none, audio, and audio-visual) we show and …