messages, on their credibility and on actual play. We run an experiment in a three-player coordination game with Pareto ranked …The paper analyzes the role of the structure of communication - i.e. who is talking with whom - on the choice of … analysis of credibility, the subjects should communicate and play the Pareto optimal equilibrium only when communication is …

We study communication in a two-player coordination game with Pareto-ranked equilibria. Prior research demonstrates … that efficient coordination is difficult without communication but obtains regularly with (mandatory) costless pre …-play messages. In a laboratory experiment, we modify communication by making the sending of messages optional and costly. Even small …

knowledge public knowledge. The experiment replicates the results of earlier experimental studies (Dickhaut et al., 1995, Cai … other hand the decision makers rely too much on the received information. Moreover, communication as well as payoffs … communication is less biased. In all treatments, however, the messages are more precise than theoretically predicted. …

the size of credible deviations. In our experiment, we find support for the relevance of credible deviations. In addition …

We study communication in a two-player coordination game with Pareto-ranked equilibria. Prior research demonstrates … that efficient coordination is difficult without communication but obtains regularly with (mandatory) costless pre …-play messages. In a laboratory experiment, we modify communication by making the sending of messages optional and costly. Even small …

This paper investigates how different message structures impact communication strategy as well as sender and receiver … behavior. Specifically, we focus on comparing communication games with messages stating an intention versus a request. Our …

We study experimentally the effectiveness of communication in common value committees exhibiting publicly known … heterogeneous agents. These predict varying degrees of strategic communication. We use a 2 x 2 design varying the information … protocol (communication vs exogenous public signals) and the group composition (heterogeneous vs homogeneous). Results are only …

the size of credible deviations. In our experiment, we find support for the relevance of credible deviations. In addition …