On the effects of group identity in strategic environments

We examine differences in behavior between subjects interacting with a member of either the same or different identity group in both a centipede game and a series of stag hunt games. We find evidence that subjects interacting with outgroup members are more likely to behave as though best-responding...

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Published inEuropean economic review Vol. 76; pp. 239 - 252
Main Authors Le Coq, Chloé, Tremewan, James, Wagner, Alexander K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.05.2015
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Subjects
Behavior
Centipede game
Comparative analysis
Decision making
Economic theory
Experiment
Game theory
Group dynamics
Group identity
Preferences
Social identity
Stag hunt game
Studies
Utility functions
Stag hunt game
Experiment
C91
C92
Centipede game
D83
Group identity
C72
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ISSN0014-2921
1873-572X
DOI10.1016/j.euroecorev.2015.03.001

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Summary:We examine differences in behavior between subjects interacting with a member of either the same or different identity group in both a centipede game and a series of stag hunt games. We find evidence that subjects interacting with outgroup members are more likely to behave as though best-responding to uniform randomization of the partner. We conclude that group identity not only affects player׳s social preferences, as identified in earlier research, but also affects the decision making process, independent of changes in the utility function.
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ISSN:0014-2921
1873-572X
DOI:10.1016/j.euroecorev.2015.03.001