Communication in Coordination Games
通过实验研究双边协调博弈中非约束性事前沟通的效果,比较单向与双向沟通对两种协调博弈(含合作策略和含风险策略)的影响,发现沟通结构对协调结果有不同作用。
We present experimental evidence on nonbinding, preplay communication in bilateral coordination games. To evaluate the effect of "cheap talk, " we consider two communication structures (one-way and two-way communication) and two types of coordination games (one with a cooperative strategy and a second in which one strategy is less "risky"). In games with a cooperative strategy, one-way communication increases play of the Pareto-dominant equilibrium relative to the no communication baseline; two-way communication does not always decrease the frequency of coordination failures. In the second type of game, two-way communication always leads to the Pareto-dominant Nash equilibrium, while one-way communication does not.