Abstract
The paper studies how common codes of artificial language in communication are developed in the laboratory. We find that codes emerging from an environment with more variable spatial positions tend to use a limited set of symbols to represent positions, whereas codes emerging from an environment with more variable geometric shapes tend to discriminate among shapes. The paper also experimentally shows that “language” affects the way its “speakers” share the view about a novel figure.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 924-945 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Experimental Economics |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 21 Feb 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Communication games
- Coordination
- Economics of language