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Article Dans Une Revue Economic Inquiry Année : 2016

Communication and Coordination in a Two-Stage Game

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We study the impact of communication on behavior in a two-stage coordination game with asymmetric payoffs. We test experimentally whether individuals can avoid a head-to-head confrontation by means of coordinated strategies. In particular we analyze whether and how quickly a conflict-avoidance take turn strategy can emerge. First, our results show that players learn to solve the conflict by choosing opposite options at both stages of the game. Second, many adopt a take turn strategy to sustain coordination over time and alleviate the inequality induced by the asymmetry of payoffs. Third, communication increases the likelihood of conflict resolution regardless of whether communication is unilateral or bilateral.

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halshs-01246166 , version 1 (18-12-2015)

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Tjaša Bjedov, Thierry Madiès, Marie Claire Villeval. Communication and Coordination in a Two-Stage Game. Economic Inquiry, 2016, 54 (3), pp.1519-1540. ⟨10.1111/ecin.12325⟩. ⟨halshs-01246166⟩
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