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Type	Master's Thesis
Scope	Discipline-based scholarship
Title	Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication as a Coordination Device in a Prisoner's Dilemma
Organization Unit	Microeconomics, Industrial Organization, and Environmental Economics (Armin Schmutzler)
Authors	Christina Richard
Supervisors	Silvia Grätz Armin Schmutzler
Language	English
Institution	University of Zurich
Faculty	Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Information Technology
Number of Pages	45
Date	2012
Abstract Text	Using data from the television show "Golden Balls", I analyze a prisoner's dilemma with pre-play communication and examine which factors of communication are crucial to overcome coordination issues. I perform regressions on the probability of cooperation and find that statements of intent and reputational concerns have a positive effect on cooperation. Tactile communication, dominant behavior, and uttering the perception that stakes are larger, influence cooperation negatively.
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