Communication and conflict management

Gerald Eisenkopf ()
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Gerald Eisenkopf: Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, Germany

No 2015-21, Working Paper Series of the Department of Economics, University of Konstanz from Department of Economics, University of Konstanz

Abstract: The paper studies an experimental conflict in a repeated game and tests the robustness of communication as an intermediate conflict resolution instrument. The results show a strong and persistent impact of communication. Most conflict parties refrain from conflict expenditures even after the opportunity for communication has expired. Third party involvement with punishment options do not enhance this effect while the indivisibility of the contest prize reduces it. The initial intensity of the conflict has a small but long-term negative impact on conflict resolution.

Keywords: Conflict Resolution; Experiment; Communication; Social Preferences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C92 F3 H8 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31 pages
Date: 2015-09-30
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