%0 Report
        %A Bjedov, Tjaša
%A Madies, Thierry
%A Villeval, Marie Claire
        %T Communication and Coordination in a Two-Stage Game
        %D 2015
        %8 2015 Mar
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 8953
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp8953
        %X 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.
        %K conflict
%K turn taking
%K communication
%K coordination
%K experiment