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Coordination with communication under oath
Abstract : We focus on the design of an institutional device aimed to foster coordination through communication. We explore whether the social psychology theory of commitment, implemented via a truth-telling oath, can reduce coordination failure. Using a classic coordination game, we ask all players to sign voluntarily a truth-telling oath before playing the game with cheap talk communication. Three results emerge with commitment under oath: (1) coordination increased by nearly 50 percent; (2) senders' messages were significantly more truthful and actions more efficient, and (3) receivers' trust of messages increased.
https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-01480525
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Submitted on : Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 2:20:16 PM
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Contributor : Nicolas Jacquemet <>
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Last modification on : Monday, January 4, 2021 - 3:16:03 PM
Long-term archiving on: : Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - 5:12:39 PM
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