laboratory experiment we test the different theories by systematically varying information conditions. We find significant … effects of seemingly innocent changes in information. Moreover, the generalized imitation model predicts the differences …We introduce a generalized theoretical approach to study imitation and subject it to rigorous experimental testing. In …

A well-known result by Vega-Redondo implies that in symmetric Cournot oligopoly, imitation leads to the Walrasian … actions will be played some fraction of the time in the long run. We then conduct experiments to check this fragility. We …

laboratory experiment we test the different theories by systematically varying information conditions. We find significant … effects of seemingly innocent changes in information. Moreover, the generalized imitation model predicts the differences …We introduce a generalized theoretical approach to study imitation and subject it to rigorous experimental testing. In …

A well-known result by Vega-Redondo implies that in symmetric Cournot oligopoly, imitation leads to the Walrasian … actions will be played some fraction of the time in the long run. We then conduct experiments to check this fragility. We …

A well-known result by Vega-Redondo (1997) implies that in symmetric Cournot oligopoly, imitation leads to the … identical actions will be played some fraction of the time in the long run. We then conduct experiments to check this fragility …

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

The paper presents the concept of an imitation equilibrium and explores it in the context of some simple oligopoly … be suitable for imitation for various reasons. Only one of the most successful of the remaining members of the reference … group is imitated. Imitation is the adoption of the imitated player's strategy. Imitation equilibrium does not only mean …

and that all learning algorithms are subject to exploitation with the notable exception of imitation. The experiment was …We use an experiment to explore how subjects learn to play against computers which are programmed to follow one of a … play, imitation, reinforcement learning, and a trial & error process. We test whether subjects try to influence those …

and that all learning algorithms are subject to exploitation with the notable exception of imitation. The experiment was …We use an experiment to explore how subjects learn to play against computers which are programmed to follow one of a … play, imitation, reinforcement learning, and a trial & error process. We test whether subjects try to influence those …