The Fisherman's problem: Exploring the tension between cooperative and non-cooperative concepts in a simple game

Klaus Abbink, Ron Darziv, Zohar Gilula, Harel Goren, Bernd Irlenbusch, Arnon Keren, Bettina Rockenbach, Abdolkarim Sadrieh, Reinhard Selten, Shmuel Zamir*

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Abstract

We introduce and experiment the Fisherman's Game in which the application of economic theory leads to four different benchmarks. Non-cooperative sequential rationality predicts one extreme outcome while the core (which coincides with the competitive market equilibrium) predicts the other extreme. Intermediate, disjoint outcomes are predicted by fairness utility models and the Shapley value. None of the four benchmarks fully explains the observed behavior. However, since elements of both cooperative and non-cooperative game theory are crucial for organizing our data, we conclude that effort towards bridging the gap between the various concepts is a promising approach for future economic research.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)425-445
Number of pages21
JournalJournal of Economic Psychology
Volume24
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2003

Keywords

  • Backward induction
  • Competition
  • Experimental economics
  • Game theory

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