Coordination is central to social interactions. Theory and conventional lab experiments suggest that cheap talk …/communication can enhance coordination under certain conditions. Two aspects that remain underexplored are (1) the interaction between … both of these by studying a typical naturally-occurring setting that requires coordination; that is, one where members of …

Coordination is central to social interactions. Theory and conventional lab experiments suggest that cheap talk …/communication can enhance coordination under certain conditions. Two aspects that remain underexplored are (1) the interaction between … both of these by studying a typical naturally-occurring setting that requires coordination; that is, one where members of …

conventional coordination, where subjects bet on only one alternative, subjects coordinate by the distribution of points. This … experiment on the elicitation of social norms (Krupka and Weber, 2013), we compare the proposed mechanism with conventional … coordination. The data confirms the theoretical predictions regarding coordination behavior and demonstrates that the proposed …

messages, on their credibility and on actual play. We run an experiment in a three-player coordination game with Pareto ranked …

We study the impact of communication on behavior in a two-stage coordination game with asymmetric payoffs. We test … sustain coordination over time and alleviate the inequality induced by the asymmetry of payoffs. Third, communication …

We design a laboratory experiment to study behavior in a multidivisional organization facing a trade-off between … than predicted coordination in centralized organizations. We show that the observed deviations disappear when uncertainty …

We design a laboratory experiment to study behavior in a multidivisional organization. The organization faces a trade … than predicted coordination in centralized organizations. We show that the observed deviations disappear when uncertainty …