Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/31739
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
Jena Economic Research Papers No. 2009,021
Publisher: 
Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena
Abstract: 
We analyze the effects of asymmetric information concerning the size of a pie on proposer behavior in three different bargaining situations: the ultimatum game, the Yes-No-game and the dictator game. Our data show that (a) irrespective of the information condition, proposer generosity increases with responder veto power, (b) informed proposers in the ultimatum game try to exploit their superior information and hide their greed by a seemingly fair offer, and (c) uninformed proposers in the dictator game exhibit gambling behavior by asking for more than potentially is at stake. While the results of our experimental analysis are interesting as such, they may also yield interesting practical implications.
Subjects: 
Bargaining
Information
Experimental Games
JEL: 
C72
C91
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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