Prisoners and their dilemma

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Year: 2013
Volume: 92
Issue: C
Pages: 163-175

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

We report insights into the behavior of prisoners in dilemma situations that so famously carry their name. We compare female inmates and students in a simultaneous and a sequential Prisoner's Dilemma. In the simultaneous Prisoner's Dilemma, the cooperation rate among inmates exceeds the rate of cooperating students. Relative to the simultaneous dilemma, cooperation among first-movers in the sequential Prisoner's Dilemma increases for students, but not for inmates. Students and inmates behave identically as second movers. Hence, we find a similar and significant fraction of inmates and students to hold social preferences.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jeborg:v:92:y:2013:i:c:p:163-175
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25