We study the simultaneous move version of a coordination game in which failures arise due to the use (and fear) of … weakly dominated strategies. Existing evidence shows neither cheap talk communication between players nor historical …-talk communication. We find oath significantly improves the truthfulness of messages sent, as well as helps eliminating weakly dominated …

coordination, the number of signals they acquire may decrease in the number released. The optimal quantity of communication is … useful information and the risk of overwhelming it with excessive communication. An information authority chooses how many …