Gary E. Bolton
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First Name: Gary
Middle Name: E.
Last Name: Bolton
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- Laboratory for Economics Management and Auctions (LEMA)
Smeal College of Business Administration
Pennsylvania State University
Location: State College, Pennsylvania (United States)
Homepage: http://www.smeal.psu.edu/lema/laboratory-for-economics-management-and-auctions/
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Works
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Working papers
- G. Bolton, 2010.
"A comparative model of bargaining: theory and evidence,"
Levine's Working Paper Archive
263, David K. Levine.
- Bolton, Gary E, 1991. "A Comparative Model of Bargaining: Theory and Evidence," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 81(5), pages 1096-136, December.
- Gary E Bolton & Rami Zuwick, 2010.
"Anonymity versus punishments in ultimatum bargaining,"
Levine's Working Paper Archive
826, David K. Levine.
- Bolton Gary E. & Zwick Rami, 1995. "Anonymity versus Punishment in Ultimatum Bargaining," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 10(1), pages 95-121, July.
- Gary Bolton & Ben Greiner & Axel Ockenfels, 2009.
"Engineering Trust - Reciprocity in the Production of Reputation Information,"
Working Paper Series in Economics
42, University of Cologne, Department of Economics, revised 22 Jan 2011.
- Gary E. Bolton & Ben Greiner & Axel Ockenfels, 2009. "Engineering Trust - Reciprocity in the Production of Reputation Information," Discussion Papers 2009-02, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales.
- Gary E Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2008. "Risk Taking and Social Comparison - A Comment on “Betrayal Aversion: Evidence from Brazil, China, Oman, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States”," Working Paper Series in Economics 40, University of Cologne, Department of Economics.
- Gary E Bolton & Axel Ockenfels & Ulrich Thonemann, 2008. "Managers and Students as Newsvendors - How Out-of-Task Experience Matters," Working Paper Series in Economics 39, University of Cologne, Department of Economics.
- Gary E Bolton & Jeannette Brosig, 2007. "How do coalitions get built - Evidence from an extensive form coalition game with renegotiation & externalities," Working Paper Series in Economics 30, University of Cologne, Department of Economics.
- Gary E Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2007.
"The Limits of Trust in Economic Transactions - Investigations of Perfect Reputation Systems,"
Working Paper Series in Economics
33, University of Cologne, Department of Economics.
- Gary E. Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2008. "The Limits of Trust in Economic Transactions - Investigations of Perfect Reputation Systems," CESifo Working Paper Series 2216, CESifo Group Munich.
- Gary E Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2007.
"Does Laboratory Trading Mirror Behavior in Real World Markets? Fair Bargaining and Competitive Bidding on EBay,"
Working Paper Series in Economics
36, University of Cologne, Department of Economics, revised 24 Feb 2011.
- Gary E. Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2008. "Does Laboratory Trading Mirror Behavior in Real World Markets? Fair Bargaining and Competitive Bidding on EBay," CESifo Working Paper Series 2241, CESifo Group Munich.
- Gary E Bolton & Claudia Loebbecke & Axel Ockenfels, 2007.
"How Social Reputation Networks Interact with Competition in Anonymous Online Trading: An Experimental Study,"
Working Paper Series in Economics
32, University of Cologne, Department of Economics.
- Gary E. Bolton & Claudia Loebbecke & Axel Ockenfels, 2008. "How Social Reputation Networks Interact with Competition in Anonymous Online Trading: An Experimental Study," CESifo Working Paper Series 2270, CESifo Group Munich.
- Gary E Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2007. "Information Value and Externalities in Reputation Building - An Experimental Study," Working Paper Series in Economics 35, University of Cologne, Department of Economics, revised 01 Aug 2008.
- Gary E. Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2005. "The Influence of Information Externalities on the Value of Reputation Building - An Experiment," Working Paper Series in Economics 17, University of Cologne, Department of Economics.
- Gary E. Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2004. "The Behavioral Tradeoff between Efficiency and Equity when a Majority Rules," Papers on Strategic Interaction 2003-12, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group.
- Gary E. Bolton & Elena Katok & Axel Ockenfels, 2004. "Trust among Internet Traders: A Behavioral Economics Approach," Working Paper Series in Economics 5, University of Cologne, Department of Economics.
- Gary E. Bolton & Elena Katok & Axel Ockenfels, 2003.
"How Effective are Electronic Reputation Mechanisms? An Experimental Investigation,"
Working Paper Series in Economics
3, University of Cologne, Department of Economics.
- Gary E. Bolton & Elena Katok & Axel Ockenfels, 2004. "How Effective Are Electronic Reputation Mechanisms? An Experimental Investigation," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 50(11), pages 1587-1602, November.
- Gary E. Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2002.
"A stress test of fairness measures in models of social utility,"
Papers on Strategic Interaction
2002-29, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group.
- Gary Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2005. "A stress test of fairness measures in models of social utility," Economic Theory, Springer, vol. 25(4), pages 957-982, 06.
- Gary Bolton & Elena Katok & Axel Ockenfels, 2002. "Bridging the Trust Gap in Electronic Markets," Papers on Strategic Interaction 2002-26, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group.
- Gary Bolton & Elena Katok & Axel Ockenfels, 2002. "How Effective are Online Reputation Mechanisms?," Papers on Strategic Interaction 2002-25, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group.
- Gary E. Bolton & Jordi Brandts & Axel Ockenfels, 2000.
"Fair Procedures. Evidence from Games Involving Lotteries,"
UFAE and IAE Working Papers
483.01, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC).
- Gary E Bolton & Jordi Brandts & Axel Ockenfels, 2005. "Fair Procedures: Evidence from Games Involving Lotteries," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 115(506), pages 1054-1076, October.
- Gary E. Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 1998. "Strategy and Equity: An ERC Analysis of the Guth-van Damme Game," Levine's Working Paper Archive 2060, David K. Levine.
- Bolton, G.E. & Brandts, J. & Ockenfels, A., 1997.
"Measuring Motivations for the Reciprocal Responses Observed in a Simple Dilemma Game,"
UFAE and IAE Working Papers
400.97, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC).
- Gary Bolton & Jordi Brandts & Axel Ockenfels, 1998. "Measuring Motivations for the Reciprocal Responses Observed in a Simple Dilemma Game," Experimental Economics, Springer, vol. 1(3), pages 207-219, December.
- Gary E Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 1997. "A Theory of Equity, Reciprocity, and Competition," Levine's Working Paper Archive 1889, David K. Levine.
- Abbink, Klaus & Gary Bolton & Abdolkarim Sadrieh & Fang-Fang Tang, 1996.
"Adaptive Learning versus Punishment in Ultimatum Bargaining,"
Discussion Paper Serie B
381, University of Bonn, Germany.
- Abbink, Klaus & Bolton, Gary E. & Sadrieh, Abdolkarim & Tang, Fang-Fang, 2001. "Adaptive Learning versus Punishment in Ultimatum Bargaining," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 37(1), pages 1-25, October.
- Bolton, G & Brandts, J & Katok, E, 1996. "A Simple Test of Explanations for Contributions in Social Dilemmas," UFAE and IAE Working Papers 360.96, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC).
- Bolton, G. & Katok, E., 1995.
"An Experimental Test of the Crowding Out Hypothesis: The Nature of Beneficient Behavior,"
UFAE and IAE Working Papers
295.95, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC).
- Bolton, Gary E. & Katok, Elena, 1998. "An experimental test of the crowding out hypothesis: The nature of beneficent behavior," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 37(3), pages 315-331, November.
- Bolton, Gary E., 1995. "Arbitration And Chilling: Challenging the Convention," Discussion Paper Serie B 345, University of Bonn, Germany.
- G Bolton & Gordon Daniels & G Goodman & Hamish Ion & Ian Nish & Eiji Takemae, 1983. "The British Commonwealth and the Occupation of Japan," STICERD - International Studies Paper Series 78, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE.
- Gary E. Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, .
"Self-centered fairness in games with more than tow players,"
Papers on Strategic Interaction
2002-42, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group.
- Bolton, Gary E. & Ockenfels, Axel, 2008. "Self-centered Fairness in Games with More Than Two Players," Handbook of Experimental Economics Results, Elsevier.
- Gary E. Bolton & Jordi Brandts & Elena Katok & Axel Ockenfels & Rami Zwick, . "Testing Theories of Other-regarding Behavior," Papers on Strategic Interaction 2002-43, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group.
Articles
- Bolton, Gary, 2010. "Testing models and internalizing context: A comment on "Theory and Experiment: What are the questions?"," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 73(1), pages 16-20, January.
- Gary E. Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2010. "Betrayal Aversion: Evidence from Brazil, China, Oman, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States: Comment," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 100(1), pages 628-33, March.
- Gary E. Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2009. "Testing and Modeling Fairness Motives," Rationality, Markets and Morals, Frankfurt School Verlag, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, vol. 0(13), November.
- Gary E Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2006. "Inequality Aversion, Efficiency, and Maximin Preferences in Simple Distribution Experiments: Comment," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 96(5), pages 1906-1911, December.
- Gary Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2005.
"A stress test of fairness measures in models of social utility,"
Economic Theory,
Springer, vol. 25(4), pages 957-982, 06.
- Gary E. Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2002. "A stress test of fairness measures in models of social utility," Papers on Strategic Interaction 2002-29, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group.
- Bolton, Gary E. & Katok, Elena & Ockenfels, Axel, 2005. "Cooperation among strangers with limited information about reputation," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 89(8), pages 1457-1468, August.
- Gary E Bolton & Jordi Brandts & Axel Ockenfels, 2005.
"Fair Procedures: Evidence from Games Involving Lotteries,"
Economic Journal,
Royal Economic Society, vol. 115(506), pages 1054-1076, October.
- Gary E. Bolton & Jordi Brandts & Axel Ockenfels, 2000. "Fair Procedures. Evidence from Games Involving Lotteries," UFAE and IAE Working Papers 483.01, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC).
- Gary Bolton & Duncan Fong & Paul Mosquin, 2003. "Bayes Factors with an Application to Experimental Economics," Experimental Economics, Springer, vol. 6(3), pages 311-325, November.
- Bolton, Gary E., 2002. "Game theory's role in role-playing," International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, vol. 18(3), pages 353-358.
- Abbink, Klaus & Bolton, Gary E. & Sadrieh, Abdolkarim & Tang, Fang-Fang, 2001.
"Adaptive Learning versus Punishment in Ultimatum Bargaining,"
Games and Economic Behavior,
Elsevier, vol. 37(1), pages 1-25, October.
- Abbink, Klaus & Gary Bolton & Abdolkarim Sadrieh & Fang-Fang Tang, 1996. "Adaptive Learning versus Punishment in Ultimatum Bargaining," Discussion Paper Serie B 381, University of Bonn, Germany.
- Gary E. Bolton & Jordi Brandts & Elena Katok, 2000. "How strategy sensitive are contributions?," Economic Theory, Springer, vol. 15(2), pages 367-387.
- Gary E. Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2000. "ERC: A Theory of Equity, Reciprocity, and Competition," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 90(1), pages 166-193, March.
- Bolton, Gary E. & Katok, Elena, 1998.
"An experimental test of the crowding out hypothesis: The nature of beneficent behavior,"
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization,
Elsevier, vol. 37(3), pages 315-331, November.
- Bolton, G. & Katok, E., 1995. "An Experimental Test of the Crowding Out Hypothesis: The Nature of Beneficient Behavior," UFAE and IAE Working Papers 295.95, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC).
- Gary E. Bolton & Rami Zwick & Elena Katok, 1998. "Dictator game giving: Rules of fairness versus acts of kindness," International Journal of Game Theory, Springer, vol. 27(2), pages 269-299.
- Bolton, Gary E. & Katok, Elena, 1998. "Reinterpreting Arbitration's Narcotic Effect: An Experimental Study of Learning in Repeated Bargaining," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 25(1), pages 1-33, October.
- Gary Bolton, 1998. "Bargaining and Dilemma Games: From Laboratory Data Towards Theoretical Synthesis," Experimental Economics, Springer, vol. 1(3), pages 257-281, December.
- Gary Bolton & Jordi Brandts & Axel Ockenfels, 1998.
"Measuring Motivations for the Reciprocal Responses Observed in a Simple Dilemma Game,"
Experimental Economics,
Springer, vol. 1(3), pages 207-219, December.
- Bolton, G.E. & Brandts, J. & Ockenfels, A., 1997. "Measuring Motivations for the Reciprocal Responses Observed in a Simple Dilemma Game," UFAE and IAE Working Papers 400.97, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC).
- Bolton, Gary E., 1997. "The rationality of splitting equally," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 32(3), pages 365-381, March.
- Fong, Duncan K H & Bolton, Gary E, 1997. "Analyzing Ultimatum Bargaining: A Bayesian Approach to the Comparison of Two Potency Curves under Shape Constraints," Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association, vol. 15(3), pages 335-44, July.
- Bolton, Gary E. & Katok, Elena, 1995. "An experimental test for gender differences in beneficent behavior," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 48(3-4), pages 287-292, June.
- Bolton Gary E. & Zwick Rami, 1995.
"Anonymity versus Punishment in Ultimatum Bargaining,"
Games and Economic Behavior,
Elsevier, vol. 10(1), pages 95-121, July.
- Gary E Bolton & Rami Zuwick, 2010. "Anonymity versus punishments in ultimatum bargaining," Levine's Working Paper Archive 826, David K. Levine.
- Bolton, Gary E, 1991.
"A Comparative Model of Bargaining: Theory and Evidence,"
American Economic Review,
American Economic Association, vol. 81(5), pages 1096-136, December.
- G. Bolton, 2010. "A comparative model of bargaining: theory and evidence," Levine's Working Paper Archive 263, David K. Levine.
Chapters
- Bolton, Gary E. & Ockenfels, Axel, 2008.
"Self-centered Fairness in Games with More Than Two Players,"
Handbook of Experimental Economics Results,
Elsevier.
- Gary E. Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, . "Self-centered fairness in games with more than tow players," Papers on Strategic Interaction 2002-42, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group.
- Bolton, Gary E. & Brandts, Jordi & Katok, Elena & Ockenfels, Axel & Zwick, Rami, 2008. "Testing Theories of Other-regarding Behavior: A Sequence of Four Laboratory Studies," Handbook of Experimental Economics Results, Elsevier.
NEP Fields
18 papers by this author were announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):- NEP-CBE: Cognitive & Behavioural Economics (8) 2003-11-30 2004-04-11 2007-03-10 2007-09-02 2008-10-13 2008-10-13 2009-03-14 2009-07-03 Author is listed
- NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (1) 2004-01-25
- NEP-COM: Industrial Competition (3) 2003-11-30 2007-09-02 2007-09-02
- NEP-CWA: Central & Western Asia (1) 2008-10-13
- NEP-ENT: Entrepreneurship (1) 2001-11-27
- NEP-EXP: Experimental Economics (10) 2001-11-27 2002-07-31 2003-11-30 2007-03-10 2007-09-02 2007-09-02 2007-09-02 2008-10-13 2008-10-13 2009-03-14 Author is listed
- NEP-GTH: Game Theory (5) 2001-12-04 2007-03-10 2007-09-02 2009-03-14 2009-07-03 Author is listed
- NEP-ICT: Information & Communication Technologies (1) 2007-09-02
- NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (2) 2005-06-27 2007-09-02
- NEP-MKT: Marketing (2) 2007-09-02 2007-09-02
- NEP-NET: Network Economics (3) 2001-11-27 2004-04-11 2007-09-02
- NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (1) 2007-03-10
- NEP-SOC: Social Norms & Social Capital (4) 2007-09-02 2007-09-02 2009-03-14 2009-07-03
- NEP-UPT: Utility Models & Prospect Theory (1) 2008-10-13
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Most cited item
- Gary E. Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2000. "ERC: A Theory of Equity, Reciprocity, and Competition," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 90(1), pages 166-193, March.
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- Gary E. Bolton & Axel Ockenfels, 2000. "ERC: A Theory of Equity, Reciprocity, and Competition," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 90(1), pages 166-193, March.
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