Continuous time and communication in a public-goods experiment

•We investigate the nature of continuous time strategic interactions in public-goods games.•The effect of continuous time is muted compared to prisoner's dilemma games.•However, with chat the median subject contributes completely to the public good.•At the median, chat is less than half as effe...

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Published in:	Journal of economic behavior & organization Vol. 108; pp. 212 - 223
Main Authors:	Oprea, Ryan, Charness, Gary, Friedman, Daniel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.12.2014 Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Subjects:	Blame C72 C92 Communication Continuous time games Coordination D70 Decision Discrete time Economic theory Effects Experiments Game theory Games H41 Policy co-ordination Protocol Public good Public goods Social dilemmas Social interaction Studies Time Treatment methods Voluntary contribution mechanism H41 Voluntary contribution mechanism Continuous time games Public goods D70 C92 C72
ISSN:	0167-2681, 1879-1751
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