This paper reports the results of a cross-country comparison between Austria andJapan for an experimental 3-personcoalition formation ultimatum game. The experimental design allows thecomparison with respect to three decisions. (i)The coalition decision, (ii) proposers' demand behavior in 2- and...

This paper reports the results of experiments involving a 3-person coalition formation game with an ultimatum bargaining character. The grand coalition was always the efficient coalition decision, whereas the values of the 2-person coalitions are varied such that they lead to an efficiency loss...

This paper investigates experimentally the impact of reciprocal fairness considerations in multilateral bargaining and coalition formation. The consequences for effciency and the distribution of wealth are analyzed. The results show that reciprocal fairness indeed deeply affects the effciency...

This paper reports the results of experiments involving a 3-person coalition formation game with an ultimatum bargaining character. The grand coalition was always the efficient coalition, whereas the values of the 2-person coalitions are varied such that they lead to an efficiency loss in the...

This paper reports the results of a cross-country comparison between Austria and Japan for an experimental 3-person coalition formation ultimatum game. The experimental design allows the comparison with respect to three decisions. (i) The coalition decision, (ii) proposers' demand behavior in 2-...