A Rubinstein bargaining experiment in continuous time

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Leng, Ailin
• 署名单位: Nanjing Audit University
• 刊物名称: GAMES AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0899-8256
• DOI: 10.1016/j.geb.2023.03.005
• 发表日期: 2023
• 页码: 115-131
• 关键词: Continuous time; Rubinstein bargaining; laboratory experiment

摘要

I conduct a bargaining experiment with discounting in continuous time. At any point in time, each of the two players can make a proposal. However, after making an offer, a player must wait for a specific duration of waiting time before she can make a new offer or accept the other's offer. In addition, the player's share is discounted by her discount rate for every unit of time. In the equilibrium, the agreement is reached immediately, and a player's share increases with her waiting time and decreases with her discount rate. Results show that a longer waiting time or a lower discount rate alone increases a player's proportion of the actual payoff, but the combination of the two factors has a weaker effect. (c) 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.