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Hide and Seek in Arizona

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Robert W. Rosenthal (Boston University)
Jason Shachat (National University of Singapore)
Mark Walker (University of Arizona)

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Abstract

Laboratory subjects repeatedly played one of two variations of a simple two-person zero-sum game of ``hide and seek.'' Three puzzling departures from the prescriptions of equilibrium theory are found in the data: an asymmetry related to the player's role in the game; an asymmetry across the game variations; and positive serial correlation in subjects' play. Possible explanations for these departures are considered.

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Paper provided by EconWPA in its series Experimental with number 0312001.

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Date of creation: 07 Dec 2003
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Keywords: Minimax; mixed strategy; experiment;

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