Cooperative strategies in anonymous economies: An experiment

B-Tier
Journal: Games and Economic Behavior
Year: 2012
Volume: 75
Issue: 2
Pages: 570-586

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We study cooperation in economies of indefinite duration. Participants faced a sequence of prisonerʼs dilemmas with anonymous opponents. We identify and characterize the strategies employed at the individual level. We report that (i) grim trigger does not describe well individual play and there is wide heterogeneity in strategies; (ii) systematic defection does not crowd-out systematic cooperation; (iii) coordination on cooperative strategies does not improve with experience. We discuss alternative methodologies and implications for theory.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:gamebe:v:75:y:2012:i:2:p:570-586
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-24