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January 10, 2018

Antonio Alonso Arechar on the role of honesty in cooperation

An interview at the 2018 AEA poster session

Antonio Alonso Arechar is an Associate Research Scientist in the Human Cooperation Lab at Yale University. He sat down with the AEA to discuss why people cooperate, whether they are honest, and how people should respond to "cheap talk." 

I’m just a soul whose intentions are good

Our results suggest that cheap talk communication, which is a common feature of daily life, can promote cooperation in repeated games, but only when there is already a self- interested motivation to cooperate.

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The AEA interviewed select poster presenters at the 2018 conference in Philadelphia to discuss their research and the broader implications of their work. View the full list of videos.