PERCEIVED INTENTIONALITY IN 2 × 2 EXPERIMENTAL GAMES

PERCEIVED INTENTIONALITY IN 2 × 2 EXPERIMENTAL GAMES

ABSTRACT We test experimentally whether decisions in 2 × 2 games with mixed equilibria depend on the co‐player being nature or a human agent. Controlling for social preferences, we find differences in decisions in the chicken game and battle of the sexes but not for stag hunt and matching pennies. W...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bulletin of economic research 2016-12, Vol.68 (S1), p.78-84
Hauptverfasser: Chuah, Swee-Hoon, Hoffmann, Robert, Larner, Jeremy
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Sprache:eng
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C72
C91
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disapproval avoidance
experiment
intentionality
strategic risk
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT We test experimentally whether decisions in 2 × 2 games with mixed equilibria depend on the co‐player being nature or a human agent. Controlling for social preferences, we find differences in decisions in the chicken game and battle of the sexes but not for stag hunt and matching pennies. We attribute these to subjects' perception of the other's intentionality and disapproval avoidance in particular.
ISSN:0307-3378
1467-8586
DOI:10.1111/boer.12073