Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/242725 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
Centre for Land Tenure Studies Working Paper No. 03/14
Publisher: 
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Centre for Land Tenure Studies (CLTS), Ås
Abstract: 
Lab-in-the-field Hawk-Dove game experiments were played by spouses in a rural sample of households in Southern Ethiopia where women/wives traditionally have a weak position. Randomized treatments included a 3x3 design with simultaneous, one-way signaling and sequential games as the first dimension and Pareto-efficient, Pareto-inferior and Pareto-superior (Dove;Dove) payout treatments as the second dimension, with a sequence of six game rounds per household. The experiments allow for the assessment of the presence of alternative player types, such as players that prioritize household income maximization, players that prioritize personal income, players that are Hawkish and punish their spouse at their own expense, and cooperative reciprocators (Doves) who cooperate even at the expense of household and personal income. The experiments revealed that all player types were present in the sample. Husbands played significantly less Hawkish than their wives and played gradually less Hawkish over the six game rounds, whereas wives remained Hawkish.
Subjects: 
Intra-household cooperation
Hawk-Dove game
Pareto-efficiency
simultaneous games
one-way signaling games
sequential games
JEL: 
C71
C72
C93
H31
J16
Q15
ISBN: 
978-82-7490-228-2
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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