@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp8953,
            	author={Bjedov, Tjaša and Madies, Thierry and Villeval, Marie Claire},
            	title={Communication and Coordination in a Two-Stage Game},
            	year={2015},
	month={Mar},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={8953},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp8953},
	abstract={We study the impact of communication on behavior in a two-stage coordination game with asymmetric payoffs. We test experimentally whether individuals can avoid a head-to-head confrontation by means of coordinated strategies. In particular we analyze whether and how quickly a conflict-avoidance take-turn strategy can emerge. First, our results show that players learn to solve the conflict by choosing opposite options at both stages of the game. Second, many adopt a take-turn strategy to sustain coordination over time and alleviate the inequality induced by the asymmetry of payoffs. Third, communication increases the likelihood of conflict resolution even when a single pair member has the right to communicate.},
	keywords={conflict;turn taking;communication;coordination;experiment},
            }