We introduce a generalized theoretical approach to study imitation models and subject themodels to rigorous … experimental testing. In our theoretical analysis we find that the differentpredictions of previous imitation models are due to …. In alaboratory experiment we test the different theories by systematically varying informationconditions. We find that …

We analyze spying out a rival's price in a Bertrand market game with incomplete information. Spying transforms a … becomes self-defeating. The spy may also be a counterspy or be fooled to report strategically distorted information. This …

, we conduct a novel time-pressure experiment to shed light on the cognitive underpinnings of cooperation. Although we find …

and social norms, and trust. In a preregistered online experiment (n = 1,038), we find that biased institutions reduce …

the literature in industrial economics neglects individuals' incentives to form cartels. Although oligopoly experiments …' collusive behaviour in a within-subjects setting. In the first game, subjects have no information on other players, whereas they …

In the context of supply function competition with private information, we test in the laboratory whether - as …

maximizes aggregate equilibrium effort. For a class of oligopoly models that are equivalent to contests, this implies output …