collocation on the rate of communication. Homophily effects based on sociodemographic categories are much weaker. In individual …-level regressions of engagement in category-spanning communication patterns, we find that women, mid- to high-level executives, and …

Costless and non-binding pre-play communication (cheap talk) has been found to often be effective in achieving … uncertainty in the framework of a 2x2 coordination game, in which one choice leads to the same payoff regardless of the action of … the other person's play. Cheap talk is found to be effective, as there is much more coordination in both Signal treatments …

experiments whose lessons are relevant to establishing and maintaining coordination and cooperation in human relationships, the … role of communication in doing so, and the underlying cognition. These are questions of central importance, where both the …

characterize the set of equilibria of coordination games with preplay communication in which players have private preferences over …An equilibrium is communication-proof if it is unaffected by new opportunities to communicate and renegotiate. We … the feasible coordinated outcomes. Communication-proof equilibria provide a narrow selection from the large set of …

aggregate action in the presence of coordination motives. I consider situations in which every agent would like to take an … sentiments in the sense that their beliefs about the state can be biased in opposite directions. Before the coordination game is … population can jointly make a more efficient decision, especially when the coordination motive is strong but little is known …

Common knowledge plays an important role in coordination problems and coordination problems are central to many areas … communication in coordinating behaviour …

obligatory. We compare coordination failure with efficient rationing as well as with compulsory serving of demand, and … losses. Our experimental results show that (possible) coordination failure affects behavior through two channels: via … anticipating losses but decrease after experiencing losses. Coordination failures are more probable after subjects experienced a …