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Bargaining and Dilemma Games: From Laboratory Data Towards Theoretical Synthesis

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Gary E. Bolton
Gary E. Bolton*
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Department of Management Science and Information Systems, 310 Beam, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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email: geb3@psu.edu
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Abstract

Bargaining and dilemma games have developed in experimental economics as fairly separate literatures. More than a few analysts are now persuaded that the patterns of behavior in these games are closely related, and considerable effort is being put into a search for models that bridge the gap between the two types of games. I focus on a handful of models that, when taken together, outline the conceptual issues, and provide a sense of the progress that has already been made.

Keywords

bargainingdilemma gamesbounded rationalitylearningmotivation

JEL classification

H41: Public GoodsC78: Bargaining Theory • Matching TheoryC92: Laboratory, Group Behavior

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Research Article
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Experimental Economics , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , December 1998, pp. 257 - 281
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Copyright © 1998 Economic Science Association

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