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We present results from a laboratory experiment identifying the main channels through which different law enforcement …
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We present an experiment on strategic thinking and behavior of individuals and teams in one-shot normal-form games …
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We examine the strategic sophistication of adolescents, aged 10 to 17 years, in experimental normal-form games. Besides making choices, subjects have to state their first- and second-order beliefs. We find that choices are more often a best reply to beliefs if any player has a dominant strategy...
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We present an experiment on strategic thinking and behavior of individuals and teams in one-shot normal-form games …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269696
We examine the strategic sophistication of adolescents, aged 10 to 17 years, in experimental normal-form games. Besides making choices, subjects have to state their first- and second-order beliefs. We find that choices are more often a best reply to beliefs if any player has a dominant strategy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272677
We explore gender differences in preferences for competition and risk among children aged 9-12 in Colombia and Sweden … are more likely to choose to compete in general. Boys in both countries are more risk taking than girls, with a smaller …
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We look at gender differences in preferences for altruism, risk and competition in math and word search among … adolescents in Sweden. We find that girls are more altruistic and less risk taking than boys. We find no gender gap in performance …
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We compare how children aged 9-12 in Colombia and Sweden cooperate in a Prisoner's Dilemma. We introduce a new measurement device for cooperation that can be easily understood by children. There is some evidence of more cooperation in Sweden than in Colombia. Girls in Colombia are less...
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We experimentally investigate the effect of cheap talk in a bargaining game with one-sided asymmetric information. A seller has private information about his or her skill and is provided an opportunity to communicate this information to a buyer through a written message. Four different...
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gender gap in Sweden. -- competitiveness ; risk preferences ; children ; gender differences ; experiment …We explore gender differences in preferences for competition and risk among children aged 9-12 in Colombia and Sweden … are more likely to choose to compete in general. Boys in both countries are more risk taking than girls, with a smaller …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008696759