Equilibrium dominance in experimental financial markets

被引:13
作者
Cadsby, CB [1 ]
Frank, M
Maksimovic, V
机构
[1] Univ Guelph, Dept Econ, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
[2] Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
[3] Univ Maryland, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[4] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
关键词
D O I
10.1093/rfs/11.1.189
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
We examine the predictive power of equilibrium dominance in experimental markets where firms with investment opportunities have an informational advantage over potential investors and are permitted to purchase a money-burning signal. Equilibrium dominance often fails to predict well when a Pareto-superior sequential equilibrium is also available. Instead equilibrium selection appears to be related to the potential earnings of a more valuable firm that can signal its type successfully by defecting from the sequential equilibrium Potential investors formulate their bins for firm equity, based primarily on expectations formed adaptively in response to signaling choices made by firms.
引用
收藏
页码:189 / 232
页数:44
相关论文
共 32 条
[1]   SIGNALING BY UNDERPRICING IN THE IPO MARKET [J].
ALLEN, F ;
FAULHABER, GR .
JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, 1989, 23 (02) :303-323
[2]   AN EXPERIMENTAL-ANALYSIS OF NASH REFINEMENTS IN SIGNALING GAMES [J].
BANKS, J ;
CAMERER, C ;
PORTER, D .
GAMES AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR, 1994, 6 (01) :1-31
[3]  
BANKS J, 1987, ECONOMETRICA, V53, P647
[4]   HOW TARGET SHAREHOLDERS BENEFIT FROM VALUE-REDUCING DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES IN TAKEOVERS [J].
BERKOVITCH, E ;
KHANNA, N .
JOURNAL OF FINANCE, 1990, 45 (01) :137-156
[5]   ADJUSTMENT PATTERNS AND EQUILIBRIUM SELECTION IN EXPERIMENTAL SIGNALING GAMES [J].
BRANDTS, J ;
HOLT, CA .
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GAME THEORY, 1993, 22 (03) :279-302
[6]  
BRANDTS J, 1992, AM ECON REV, V82, P1350
[7]  
CADSBY CB, 1990, REV FINANC STUD, V3, P341
[8]   EXPERIMENTAL TESTS OF A SEQUENTIAL EQUILIBRIUM REPUTATION MODEL [J].
CAMERER, C ;
WEIGELT, K .
ECONOMETRICA, 1988, 56 (01) :1-36
[9]   REPUTATION, RENEGOTIATION, AND THE CHOICE BETWEEN BANK LOANS AND PUBLICLY TRADED DEBT [J].
CHEMMANUR, TJ ;
FULGHIERI, P .
REVIEW OF FINANCIAL STUDIES, 1994, 7 (03) :475-506
[10]   SIGNALING GAMES AND STABLE EQUILIBRIA [J].
CHO, IK ;
KREPS, DM .
QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, 1987, 102 (02) :179-221