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Speech is silver, silence is golden
Andersson, Ola; Holm, Hakan J. - In: Games 4 (2013) 3, pp. 497-507
This paper experimentally investigates free-riding behavior on communication cost in a coordination game and finds … strong indications of such free-riding. Firstly, the subjects wait for others to send a message when communication is costly …, which does not happen when communication is costless. Secondly, the proportion of games where no communication or one …
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A notion of prominence for games with natural-language labels
Sontuoso, Alessandro; Bhatia, Sudeep - In: Quantitative economics : QE ; journal of the … 12 (2021) 1, pp. 283-312
We study games with natural-language labels (i.e., strategic problems where options are denoted by words), for which we propose and test a measurable characterization of prominence. We assume that-ceteris paribus-players find particularly prominent those strategies that are denoted by words more...
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Is a "firm" a firm? : a Stackelberg experiment
Hildenbrand, Andreas - 2013
Industrial organization is mainly concerned with the behavior of large firms, especially when it comes to oligopoly theory. Experimental industrial organization, therefore, faces a problem: How can firms be brought into the laboratory? The main approach relies on framing: Call individuals...
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Leadership and the effective choice of information regime
Komai, Mana; Grossman, Philip Johnson; Benie, Evelyne - In: Theory and decision : an international journal for … 82 (2017) 1, pp. 117-129
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The impact of leader communication on free-riding : an incentivized experiment with empowering and directive styles
Boulu-Reshef, Béatrice; Holt, Charles A.; Rodgers, … - In: The leadership quarterly : LQ ; an international … 31 (2020) 3, pp. 1-10
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Should the talk be cheap in contribution games?
Chang, Jen-Wen - In: The B.E. journal of theoretical economics 20 (2020) 2, pp. 1-16
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Advising shareholders in takeovers
Levit, Doron - In: Journal of financial economics 126 (2017) 3, pp. 614-634
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Should a benevolent government provide public goods if it cannot commit?
Silva, Francisco - In: Economic inquiry 61 (2023) 3, pp. 720-737
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Uncertainty-driven cooperation
Cetemen, Esat Doruk; Hwang, Ilwoo; Kaya, Ayça - In: Theoretical economics : TE ; an open access journal in … 15 (2020) 3, pp. 1023-1058
We consider dynamic team production in the presence of uncertainty. Team members receive interim feedback that depends on both their current effort level and the project's uncertain prospects. In this environment, each member can encourage the others by making them more optimistic about the...
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Do siblings free-ride in "being there" for parents?
Maruyama, Shiko; Johar, Meliyanni - In: Quantitative economics : QE ; journal of the … 8 (2017) 1, pp. 277-316
There is a potential free-rider problem when several siblings consider future provision of care for their elderly parents. Siblings can commit to not providing long- term support by living far away. If location decisions are made by birth order, older siblings may enjoy a first-mover advantage....
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