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Overview

Martin Sefton is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of social sciences, with a focus on experimental behavioral economics studies and evolutionary game theory. The subfields they contribute to include safety research, sociology and political science, management science and operations research, general decision sciences, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their recent publications cover several topics related to cooperation and decision-making in game-theoretic contexts. Notable papers include:

  • "The role of payoff parameters for cooperation in the one-shot Prisoner's Dilemma" (2024), published in European Economic Review
  • "Communication with partially verifiable information: An experiment" (2023), published in Games and Economic Behavior
  • "Risk, Temptation, and Efficiency in the One-Shot Prisoner's Dilemma" (2021), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "The Role of Payoff Parameters for Cooperation in the One-Shot Prisoner's Dilemma" (2024), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Social preferences and the variability of conditional cooperation" (2024), published in Economic Theory

Sefton's work frequently appears in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, AEA Randomized Controlled Trials, European Economic Review, Games and Economic Behavior, and Economic Theory.

Their research topics include:

  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Game Theory and Applications
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Auction Theory and Applications
  • Culture, Economy, and Development Studies

Frequent collaborators in their research are:

  • Kyeongtae Lee
  • Simon Gaechter
  • Till O. Weber
  • Malte Baader
  • Simon Gächter

Martin Sefton's contributions reflect a consistent engagement with the analysis of cooperation, communication, social preferences, and efficiency within strategic interaction frameworks, with their work bridging theoretical and experimental approaches.

Best Publications

  • Fairness in Simple Bargaining Experiments

    Robert Forsythe;Joel L. Horowitz;N.E. Savin;Martin Sefton

  • THE EFFECT OF REWARDS AND SANCTIONS IN PROVISION OF PUBLIC GOODS

    Martin Sefton;Robert Shupp;James M. Walker

  • Leading-by-example and signaling in voluntary contribution games: an experimental study

    Jan Potters;Martin Sefton;Lise Vesterlund

  • The Sequential Prisoner's Dilemma: Evidence on Reciprocation

    Kenneth Clark;Martin Sefton

  • After you—endogenous sequencing in voluntary contribution games

    Jan Potters;Martin Sefton;Lise Vesterlund

  • Peer effects in pro-social behavior: Social norms or social preferences?

    Simon Gächter;Daniele Nosenzo;Martin Sefton

  • WHO MAKES A GOOD LEADER? COOPERATIVENESS, OPTIMISM, AND LEADING‐BY‐EXAMPLE

    Simon Gächter;Daniele Nosenzo;Elke Renner;Martin Sefton

  • Funding Public Goods with Lotteries: Experimental Evidence

    John Morgan;Martin Sefton

  • When are Nash equillibria self-enforcing?: an experimental analysis

    Kenneth Clark;Stephen Kay;Martin Sefton

  • Cooperation in Small Groups: The Effect of Group Size

    Daniele Nosenzo;Simone Quercia;Martin Sefton

  • An experimental study of price dispersion

    John Morgan;Henrik Orzen;Martin Sefton

  • Endogenous entry in contests

    John Morgan;Henrik Orzen;Martin Sefton

  • Reward structures in public good experiments

    Martin Sefton;Richard Steinberg

  • Strategic behavior and learning in repeated voluntary contribution experiments

    Laurent Muller;Martin Sefton;Richard Steinberg;Lise Vesterlund

  • The impact of social comparisons on reciprocity

    Simon Gächter;Daniele Nosenzo;Martin Sefton

  • Sequential vs. simultaneous contributions to public goods: Experimental evidence

    Simon Gächter;Daniele Nosenzo;Elke Renner;Martin Sefton

  • Encouraging compliance: bonuses versus fines in inspection games

    D. Nosenzo;T. Offerman;M. Sefton;A. van der Veen

  • Combining "real effort" with induced effort costs: the ball-catching task.

    Simon Gächter;Simon Gächter;Lingbo Huang;Martin Sefton

  • Hierarchy and Opportunism in Teams

    Eline van der Heijden;Jan Potters;Martin Sefton

  • Enlargement and the balance of power: an experimental study

    Maria Montero;Martin Sefton;Ping Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon Gächter
Simon Gächter University of Nottingham
John Morgan
John Morgan University of California, Berkeley
Jan Potters
Jan Potters Tilburg University
Lise Vesterlund
Lise Vesterlund University of Pittsburgh
Abdullah Yavas
Abdullah Yavas University of Wisconsin–Madison
Theo Offerman
Theo Offerman University of Amsterdam
James M. Walker
James M. Walker Indiana University
Elena Katok
Elena Katok The University of Texas at Dallas
Graham Loomes
Graham Loomes University of Warwick
Partha Deb
Partha Deb Hunter College

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