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 …

We consider an experiment with a version of the Battle of the Sexes game with two-sided private information, allowing a … higher payoffs in the game when the talk is one-way as the truthful reports facilitate desired coordination. …

model of communication in games and investigate the importance of when communication takes place. Sending a message before … are believed whenever possible. Applying our results to Aumann's Stag Hunt game we find that communication is useless if …

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 …

This paper presents a laboratory experiment to investigate how social motivations and free-form communication (Rich … Communication) can facilitate coordinated resistance against divide-and-conquer transgressions. In our experiment, a leader first … resistance rate increases almost four-fold (from 15 to 58%) when moving from more restrictive communication treatments to Rich …

Using experimental methods, this paper investigates the limits of communication and leadership in aiding group … coordination in a minimum effort game. Choosing the highest effort is the payoff dominant Nash equilibrium in this game, and … communication and leadership are expected to help in coordinating on such an equilibrium. We consider an environment in which the …