The general framework of decision emergence (Güth, 2000a) is applied to the specific decision task of a proposer in ultimatum bargaining, i.e. to choosing how much the responder should be offered. For this purpose the "Master Module" as well as its submodules "New Problem Solver", "Adaptation...

Whereas orthodox game theory relies on the unrealistic assumption of (commonly known) perfect rationality, participants in game playing experiments are at best boundedly rational. This makes it necessary to supplement orthodox game theory by a behavioral theory of game playing. We first point...

Robust learning experiments confront participants with structurally different decision environments which they encounter, furthermore, repeatedly. Since the decision format does not depend on the rules (of game), forward looking deliberation (the shadow of the future) can be detected by...

In einem strategischen Spiel gibt es stets mehrere autonom entscheidende Akteure, die ihre individuellen Interessen verfolgen. Jede soziale Konfliktsituation mit opportunistisch handelnden Individuen erweist sich daher als strateg¤isches Spiel. In diesem Lehrbuch werden strategische Spiele...