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Revealed reputations in the finitely-repeated prisoners’ dilemma (2015)
Journal Article
Cox, C., Jones, M., Pflum, K., & Healy, P. (2015). Revealed reputations in the finitely-repeated prisoners’ dilemma. Economic Theory, 58(3), 441-484. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-015-0863-1

In a sequential-move, finitely repeated prisoners’ dilemma game (FRPD), cooperation can be sustained if the first-mover believes her opponent might be a behavioral type who plays a tit-for-tat strategy in every period. We test this theory by revealin... Read More about Revealed reputations in the finitely-repeated prisoners’ dilemma.

Decomposing the effects of negative framing in linear public goods games (2015)
Journal Article
Cox, C. (2015). Decomposing the effects of negative framing in linear public goods games. Economics Letters, 126, 63-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2014.11.015

I examine two dimensions of framing in public goods games: Contributing vs. Taking and Gains vs. Losses. I find decreased cooperation under the Taking frame, but not under the Loss frame. This framing effect is stronger for men than women.

Cursed Beliefs with Common-Value Public Goods (2015)
Journal Article
Cox, C. (2015). Cursed Beliefs with Common-Value Public Goods. Journal of Public Economics, 121, 52-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.11.006

I show how improper conditioning of beliefs can reduce contribution in public goods environments with interdependent values. I consider a simple model of a binary, excludable public good. In equilibrium, provision of the public good is good news abou... Read More about Cursed Beliefs with Common-Value Public Goods.