Self-Serving Use of Equity Rules in Bargaining with Asymmetric Outside Options
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Self-Serving Use of Equity Rules in Bargaining with Asymmetric Outside Options We experimentally investigate multiple notions of equity in ultimatum bargaining with asymmetric outside options. Building on the generalized equity principle formulated by Selten (1978), we derive three different equity rules that can explain 43% of all offers. Our withinsubject design further allows us to show that proposers use different equity rules and apply them in a self-serving manner. They tend to follow the rules that suggest the highest payoff for them. Responders exhibit a similar pattern of behavior. Combined, these tendencies lead to high inefficiencies due to frequent rejections. JEL Classification: C71, C72, C78, C91, D63
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