selection is either based on competence, on self-confidence, or made at random. Teams with random leaders do not underperform … compared to competent leaders, and they even outperform teams whose leader is selected based on self-confidence. The reason is …

We study experimentally how the network structure and length of pre-play communication affect behavior and outcome in a … coordination and distribution of coordinated outcomes across networks. But, increasing the communication length improves both … efficiency and equity of coordination. In all treatments, coordination is mostly explained by convergence in communication. We …