Costless pre-play communication has been found to effectively facilitate coordination and enhance efficiency in games with Pareto-ranked equilibria. We report an experiment in which two groups compete in a weakest-link contest by expending costly efforts. Allowing intra-group communication leads to more aggressive competition and greater coordination than control treatments without any communication. On the other hand, allowing inter-group communication leads to less destructive competition. As a result, intra-group communication decreases while inter-group communication increases payoffs. Our experiment thus provides an example of an environment where communication can either enhance or damage efficiency. This contrasts sharply with experi...
Coordination problems resembling weakest-link games with multiple Pareto ranked equilibria are ubiqu...
In this paper, we experimentally investigate the impact of costly indirect and direct messages on co...
We study the effects of communication in an experimental tournament between teams. When teams, rathe...
Costless pre-play communication has been found to effectively facilitate coordination and enhance ef...
Costless pre-play communication has been found to effectively facilitate coordination and enhance ef...
Costless pre-play communication has been found to effectively facilitate coordination and enhance ef...
Costless pre-play communication has been found to effectively facilitate coordination and enhance ef...
Within-group communication in competitive coordination games has been shown to increase competition ...
Costless pre-play communication has been shown to effectively facilitate within-group coordination. ...
The authors present experimental evidence on nonbinding, preplay communication in bilateral coordina...
Within-group communication in competitive coordination games has been shown to increase competition ...
We study the impact of communication on behavior in a two-stage coordination game with asymmetric pa...
International audienceWe experimentally study an asymmetric coordination game with two Nash equilibr...
We study experimentally the role of the network structure of pre-play communication in determination...
Some people find themselves in a new strategic situation. How can they best coordinate their actions...
Coordination problems resembling weakest-link games with multiple Pareto ranked equilibria are ubiqu...
In this paper, we experimentally investigate the impact of costly indirect and direct messages on co...
We study the effects of communication in an experimental tournament between teams. When teams, rathe...
Costless pre-play communication has been found to effectively facilitate coordination and enhance ef...
Costless pre-play communication has been found to effectively facilitate coordination and enhance ef...
Costless pre-play communication has been found to effectively facilitate coordination and enhance ef...
Costless pre-play communication has been found to effectively facilitate coordination and enhance ef...
Within-group communication in competitive coordination games has been shown to increase competition ...
Costless pre-play communication has been shown to effectively facilitate within-group coordination. ...
The authors present experimental evidence on nonbinding, preplay communication in bilateral coordina...
Within-group communication in competitive coordination games has been shown to increase competition ...
We study the impact of communication on behavior in a two-stage coordination game with asymmetric pa...
International audienceWe experimentally study an asymmetric coordination game with two Nash equilibr...
We study experimentally the role of the network structure of pre-play communication in determination...
Some people find themselves in a new strategic situation. How can they best coordinate their actions...
Coordination problems resembling weakest-link games with multiple Pareto ranked equilibria are ubiqu...
In this paper, we experimentally investigate the impact of costly indirect and direct messages on co...
We study the effects of communication in an experimental tournament between teams. When teams, rathe...