Experiments on Emergent Leadership, Lying Aversion, and Reciprocal Altruism: The Importance of Context∗
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From an experimental design, we nd that circumstance determines who takes the lead through communication. When the context varies exogenously, from containing mild to severe strategic con ict, initiative is taken by anyone in the former case, but by special individuals in the latter case. These special leaders dislike free-riding and lying. We show that initiative leads to cooperation even in games of severe strategic con ict such as the Prisoners' Dilemma.
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