scholarly journals Incentive Magnitude Effects in Experimental Games: Bigger is not Necessarily Better

Games ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Briony Pulford ◽  
Andrew Colman ◽  
Graham Loomes
Keyword(s):  
Incentive Magnitude ◽  
Experimental Games

scholarly journals Game theory and reciprocity in some extensive form experimental games

1996 ◽  
Vol 93 (23) ◽  
pp. 13421-13428 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. A. McCabe ◽  
S. J. Rassenti ◽  
V. L. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Extensive Form ◽  
Experimental Games

scholarly journals Camp stability predicts patterns of hunter–gatherer cooperation

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 160131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Smith ◽  
Mark Dyble ◽  
James Thompson ◽  
Katie Major ◽  
Abigail E. Page ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Ecological Context ◽  
Hunter Gatherers ◽  
Ecological Conditions ◽  
Resource Transfers ◽  
Experimental Games ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Do So

Humans regularly cooperate with non-kin, which has been theorized to require reciprocity between repeatedly interacting and trusting individuals. However, the role of repeated interactions has not previously been demonstrated in explaining real-world patterns of hunter–gatherer cooperation. Here we explore cooperation among the Agta, a population of Filipino hunter–gatherers, using data from both actual resource transfers and two experimental games across multiple camps. Patterns of cooperation vary greatly between camps and depend on socio-ecological context. Stable camps (with fewer changes in membership over time) were associated with greater reciprocal sharing, indicating that an increased likelihood of future interactions facilitates reciprocity. This is the first study reporting an association between reciprocal cooperation and hunter–gatherer band stability. Under conditions of low camp stability individuals still acquire resources from others, but do so via demand sharing (taking from others), rather than based on reciprocal considerations. Hunter–gatherer cooperation may either be characterized as reciprocity or demand sharing depending on socio-ecological conditions.

Game Theory and Reciprocity in Some Extensive Form Experimental Games

2000 ◽  
pp. 152-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin A. McCabe ◽  
Stephen J. Rassenti ◽  
Vernon L. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Extensive Form ◽  
Experimental Games

scholarly journals Experimental games for developing institutional capacity to manage common water infrastructure in India

2019 ◽  
Vol 221 ◽  
pp. 260-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Falk ◽  
Shalander Kumar ◽  
Srinivasa Srigiri
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Capacity ◽  
Water Infrastructure ◽  
Experimental Games

Trust, Ethnicity and Integrity in East Africa: Experimental Evidence from Kenya and Tanzania

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic Burbidge ◽  
Nic Cheeseman
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Trust Games ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Experimental Games ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time

AbstractPolitical economy comparisons of Kenya and Tanzania have often found the political salience of ethnicity to be far higher in the former than the latter, with a negative impact on intercommunal trust. This difference has tended to be explained on the basis of the different kinds of leadership that the two countries experienced after independence. However, these findings have typically been demonstrated using aggregate or survey data. This paper assesses the salience of ethnicity at the individual level for the first time, deploying monetized two-round trust games in urban Kenya and Tanzania. The experimental games isolate the comparative impact of common knowledge of ethnicity and integrity among a quasi-random selection of 486 citizens. Verifying previous findings, we observe higher levels of trust and trustworthiness in Tanzania as compared with Kenya. Further, in comparison with Kenya, any shared knowledge of ethnic identities in Tanzania leads players to transfer fewer resources, while common knowledge that both players are “honest” led to higher transfers there than in Kenya. These results provide robust evidence of higher levels of trust in Tanzania, and of the negative effect in that country of common knowledge of ethnicity on levels of cooperation. The findings demonstrate the way in which political context can shape the impact of ethnic diversity, and encourage further experimental research that looks at the intersubjective dynamics of social cooperation.

scholarly journals Games and Fieldwork in Agriculture: A Systematic Review of the 21st Century in Economics and Social Science

Games ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
J. Nicolas Hernandez-Aguilera ◽  
Max Mauerman ◽  
Alexandra Herrera ◽  
Kathryn Vasilaky ◽  
Walter Baethgen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Physical Distance ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Experimental Games ◽  
Internal And External Validity ◽  
Case Basis

Games are particularly relevant for field research in agriculture, where alternative experimental designs can be costly and unfeasible. Games are also popular for non-experimental purposes such as recreating learning experiences and facilitating dialogue with local communities. After a systematic review of the literature, we found that the volume of published studies employing coordination and cooperation games increased during the 2000–2020 period. In recent years, more attention has been given to the areas of natural resource management, conservation, and ecology, particularly in regions important to agricultural sustainability. Other games, such as trust and risk games, have come to be regarded as standards of artefactual and framed field experiments in agriculture. Regardless of their scope, most games’ results are subject to criticism for their internal and external validity. In particular, a significant portion of the games reviewed here reveal recruitment biases towards women and provide few opportunities for continued impact assessment. However, games’ validity should be judged on a case-by-case basis. Specific cultural aspects of games might reflect the real context, and generalizing games’ conclusions to different settings is often constrained by cost and utility. Overall, games in agriculture could benefit from more significant, frequent, and inclusive experiments and data—all possibilities offered by digital technology. Present-day physical distance restrictions may accelerate this shift. New technologies and engaging mediums to approach farmers might present a turning point for integrating experimental and non-experimental games for agriculture in the 21st century.

Game Theory and Experimental Games: The Study of Strategic Interaction

1984 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
David K. Smith ◽  
A. M. Colman
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Strategic Interaction ◽  
Experimental Games

Game theory and experimental games

1984 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-298
Author(s):  
F.W. Roush
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Experimental Games
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