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Disequilibrium Behavior and Satisficing in the Centipede Game

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  • Youngse Kim

    (Yonsei University)

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We reexamine subjects' behavior in the centipede game experiments studied by McKelvey and Palfrey (1992, Econometrica). We assume that players choose acts according to a modified version of case-based decision theory. The calibration results of this paper show that "satisficing" can explain the actual subjects' behavior surprisingly well. More precisely, it is shown that 86 to 92 percentage of the observed behavior is consistent with our model prediction. In our model, the initial aspiration level is not constrained, and the calibration results can be used to evaluate whether the inferred initial aspiration levels are consistent with the payoffs resulting from the subgame perfect equilibrium outcome.

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  • Youngse Kim, 1998. "Disequilibrium Behavior and Satisficing in the Centipede Game," Korean Economic Review, Korean Economic Association, vol. 14, pages 245-260.
    • Handle: RePEc:kea:keappr:ker-199812-14-2-01
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    Keywords

    Subgame Perfect Equilibrium; Case-Based Decision; Satisficing; Minimal Inconsistency; Minimal Imperfection;
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    JEL classification:

    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness

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