Evidence for optimistic and pessimistic behavior in normal-form games

Authors
Haruvy, E Stahl, DO Wilson, PW
Citation
E. Haruvy et al., Evidence for optimistic and pessimistic behavior in normal-form games, ECON LETT, 63(3), 1999, pp. 255-259
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
ECONOMICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01651765 → ACNP
Volume
63
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
255 - 259
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-1765(199906)63:3<255:EFOAPB>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Experimental evidence can provide clues as to the kind of reasoning that bo undedly rational agents apply to arrive at a strategy choice. We report sta tistical tests on the saliency of optimistic and pessimistic behaviors in s ymmetric normal-form games. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reser ved.