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Equal Splits or Product Prices: An Experiment

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This paper compares the choice of focal points in a Nash Demand Game embedded in an abstract frame with the corresponding choices in a game with a real product frame where parties bargain for a well-known consumer product. We find that the frame has a substantial impact on the fraction of subjects choosing the equal split outcome casting doubt on the robustness of this solution in bargaining over real goods. The paper shows that there is notable heterogeneity among subjects with regard to their choices of focal points and reports individual characteristics predicting these choices.

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  • Holm, Håkan J. & Svensson, Emma, 2011. "Equal Splits or Product Prices: An Experiment," Working Papers 2011:16, Lund University, Department of Economics, revised 22 Apr 2013.
    • Handle: RePEc:hhs:lunewp:2011_016
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    Keywords

    focal points; Nash Demand Game; heterogeneity; framing; equilibrium selection;
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    JEL classification:

    • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
    • D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
    • D84 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Expectations; Speculations

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