This paper experimentally investigates free-riding behavior on communication cost in a coordination game and finds … strong indications of such free-riding. Firstly, the subjects wait for others to send a message when communication is costly …, which does not happen when communication is costless. Secondly, the proportion of games where no communication or one …

-way free form communication message sent by the leader to the followers strongly revives cooperation. We find evidence that … repeated free form communication by the leader further strengthens the reviving effect on cooperation. Combining the two … previous interventions does not outperform the pure effect of communication. Our content analysis reveals that leader …

We ask whether communication can directly substitute for memory in dynastic repeated games in which short lived … by means of communication. When communication is costless and messages are sent simultaneously, communication mechanisms … or protocols exist that sustain the same set of equilibrium payoffs as in the standard repeated game. When communication …

It is well known that communication often serves as a facilitator for cooperation in static games. Yet, communication … can serve entirely different purposes in dynamic settings as communication during the game may work as a means for … investigates cooperation and non-binding communication in a two-stage game. More specifically, two treatments are considered: one …

This paper experimentally investigates free-riding behavior on communication cost in a coordination game and finds … strong indications of such free-riding. Firstly, the subjects wait for others to send a message when communication is costly …, which does not happen when communication is costless. Secondly, the proportion of games where no communication or one …

.e., a turnaround. We compare communication from leaders to incentive increases and also compare the effectiveness of … randomly selected and elected leaders. While all interventions yield shifts to more efficient equilibria, communication from …

shock and a discretionary buyer transfer. In the absence of communication, we find that rigid contracts are more frequent … and lead to higher earnings for both buyer and seller. By contrast, in the presence of communication, flexible contracts … considerably more from flexible with communication than rigid without communication. Our results show quite strongly that …

This paper investigates optimal communication mechanisms with a two-dimensional policy space and no monetary transfers … design), the optimal communication mechanism never exhibits any pooling and the agent's ideal policies are never chosen …-cooperative design) and enters separately into the agent's utility function, optimal mechanisms under private communication take again …

It is well known that communication often serves as a facilitator for cooperation in static games. Yet, communication … can serve entirely different purposes in dynamic settings as communication during the game may work as a means for … investigates cooperation and non-binding communication in a two-stage game. More specifically, two treatments are considered: one …