We studied how communication media affect trust game play. Three popular media were considered: traditional face …-to-face, Facebook groups, and anonymous online chat. We considered post-communication changes in players' expectations and preferences …, and further analyzed the contents of group communications to understand the channels though which communication appears to …

We design experimental games to evaluate the predictive power of the first cheap-talk refinement, neologism …

This paper investigates how different message structures impact communication strategy as well as sender and receiver … behavior. Specifically, we focus on comparing communication games with messages stating an intention versus a request. Our …

We investigate strategic information transmission with communication error, or noise. Our main finding is that adding … it possible to achieve the best payoff that can be obtained by means of any communication device. As in the model without …

This paper analyzes the coordination challenge a partial cartel faces when payoff asymmetries between potential cartel … can both be supported in a Nash equilibrium. To assess the role of communication both treatments are additionally run with … partial cartels in the modified treatments. In all treatments with communication subjects are more likely to form complete …

communication, we also find systematic deviations from optimal behavior in how the communicated information is used. Specifically … than predicted coordination in centralized organizations. We show that the observed deviations disappear when uncertainty …