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The Tragedy of the Coffeehouse

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  • Lou Marinoff

    (Department of Philosophy City College of New York)

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This study reports and analyzes the results of three trials of a one-shot collective game—a variety of the assurance game—conducted via the World Wide Web. In the first two trials, most players apparently mistook the assurance game for a prisoner's dilemma and consequently attained the worst possible outcome. After contemplating appropriate strategic considerations, players who participated in the third trial attained a better outcome but did so in a surprising way. This report accounts explicitly for the unexpected results. Implicitly, it also reveals some potential for social experimentation in cyberspace.

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  • Lou Marinoff, 1999. "The Tragedy of the Coffeehouse," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 43(4), pages 434-450, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jocore:v:43:y:1999:i:4:p:434-450
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