Behavioral spillovers in coordination games

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作者
Cason, Timothy N. [1 ]
Savikhin, Anya C. [2 ]
Sheremeta, Roman M. [3 ]
机构
[1] Purdue Univ, Krannert Sch Management, Dept Econ, W Lafayette, IN 47906 USA
[2] Univ Chicago, Becker Friedman Inst Econ Res, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[3] Chapman Univ, Argyros Sch Business & Econ, Orange, CA 92866 USA
关键词
Coordination; Order-statistic games; Experiments; Cooperation; Minimum game; Median game; Behavioral spillover; STRATEGIC UNCERTAINTY; EQUILIBRIUM SELECTION; COGNITIVE LOAD; FAILURE; RATIONALITY; COMPETITION; COMMUNICATION; EXPECTATIONS; COOPERATION; PRECEDENT;
D O I
10.1016/j.euroecorev.2011.09.001
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Motivated by problems of coordination failure observed in weak-link games, we experimentally investigate behavioral spillovers for minimum- and median-effort coordination games. Subjects play these coordination games simultaneously and sequentially. The results show that successful coordination on the Pareto optimal equilibrium in the median game influences behavior in the minimum game when the games are played sequentially. Moreover, this positive, Pareto-improving spillover is present even when group composition changes across games, although the effect is not as strong. We also find that the precedent for uncooperative behavior in the minimum game does not influence play in the median game. These findings suggest guidelines for increasing cooperative behavior within organizations. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:233 / 245
页数:13
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