Lecture 2 - I & II Flashcards
What is the definition of social preference?
A concern for the payoffs allocated to other relevant reference agents in addition to the concern for one’s own payoff
What are 3 types of social preference?
- Altruism
- Fairness / Inequity aversion
- Reciprocity
What are the game rules of the prisoner’s dilemma?
Confess , confess: (A,A)
Silent, confess: (B, C)
Confess, silent: (C, B)
Silent, silent: (D, D)
C > D > A > B
What is the theoretical prediction of the prisoner’s dilemma game?
Confess, confess is the dominant strategy equilibrium
What was the cooperation rate in lab one-shot PD conducted by Shafir&Tversky?
33.3%
What was the cooperation rate in one-shot PD conducted by Khadjavi& Lange?
50%
What is the estimated effect of stakes on cooperation rates in the PD?
-4.3% to -4.9%
What are the game rules of the ultimatum game?
- Proposer is given an endowment by the experimenter
- Proposer chooses how much of the endowment they wish to offer to responder
- Responder decides to accept offer or reject
- If reject, both get 0
What is the theoretical prediction for the Ultimatum Game?
The proposer offers the minimum amount and the responder accepts
What is the experimental evidence for the ultimatum game?
- Average proposer offers are about 40%
- Responders reject offers below 20% about half the time
What is the difference between humans and apes in the ultimatum game?
Apes are rational maximizers and are not sensitive to fairness. They tend to accept any offers
Why is the Ultimatum game insufficient for proving altruistic motives?
There is a strategic reason for proposers to offer more than zero so that responders do not reject the offer
What are the game rules of the dictator game?
Same as the ultimatum game but responder has no ability to reject
What is the theoretical prediction for the dictator game and what is the experimental evidence?
- Theory predicts Proposer offers 0
- Findings show average proposer offers are about 20%
What are 3 factors that affect decisions in the Ultimatum game?
- Stakes
- Age
- Entitlement