Publication Date:
2011-07-27
Description:
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 3 (3): 164-192 Abstract We propose an axiomatic approach for equilibrium selection in the discounted, infinitely repeated symmetric Prisoner's Dilemma. Our axioms characterize a unique selection criterion that is also useful as a tool for applied comparative statics exercises as it results in a critical discount factor δ* strictly larger than δ, the standard criterion that has often been used in applications. In an experimental test we find a strong predictive power of our proposed criterion. For parameter changes where the standard and our criterion predict differently, changes in observed cooperation follow predictions based on δ*. (JEL C72, C73, C92, D81)
Print ISSN:
1945-7669
Electronic ISSN:
1945-7685
Topics:
Economics
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