Coordination Within and Across Two Cultures

Authors

Gabriele Camera, Chapman UniversityFollow
James Gilmore, Chapman UniversityFollow
Marilyn Giselle Hazlett, Chapman UniversityFollow
Jason Shachat, Chapman UniversityFollow
Bochen Zhu, Wuhan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-23-2024

Abstract

We study within- and cross-culture interaction in a Stag Hunt game, using a controlled online experiment with Chinese and American participants. We find that cross-culture interactions can have a positive impact on efficiency. American participants, particularly females, more frequently selected the efficient but risky action when facing a Chinese counterpart. Chinese male participants, instead, less frequently selected the efficient but risky action when facing an American counterpart. These behavioral asymmetries do not support the notion of cultural equivalence, nor the hypothesis that multiculturalism fosters strategic uncertainty.

Comments

ESI Working Paper 24-13

Recommended Citation

Camera, G., Gilmore, J., Hazlett, M. G., Shachat, J., & Zhu, B. (2024). Coordination within and across two cultures. ESI Working Paper 24-13. https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_papers/409/