Passing the Buck On the acceptance of responsibility

摘要: Abstract In the Passing Buck game, n members of a group decide in given order whether or not to incur costs so that they can fix certain problem for benefit group. means one relies on service successor. The decision is influenced by social preferences and strategic considerations. We derive three main conclusions from experiments with n=3 n=4. (i) unique perfect Baysian equilibrium game incomplete information about other players generally fits data, however two interesting exceptions. (ii) Backward induction breaks down if it requires more than steps, i.e., first player (iii) Making an “expert” who alone competent connected change preferences.