Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/93430 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 4653
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
We examine whether the Level-k' model of strategic behavior generates reliable cross-game predictions within an individual. We find no correlation in subjects' estimated levels of reasoning across two families of games. Furthermore, estimating a higher level for Ann than Bob in one family of games does not predict their ranking in the other. Direct tests of strategic reasoning generally do not predict estimated levels. Within families of games, we find that levels are fairly consistent within one family, but not the other. Our results suggest that the use of Level-k reasoning varies by game, making prediction difficult.
Subjects: 
Level-k
cognitive hierarchy
behavioral game theory
JEL: 
C72
C91
D03
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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