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Abstract

We investigate how strategic behavior is affected by the set of notions (frames) used when thinking about the game. In our games the action set consists of visual objects: each player must privately choose one, trying to match the counterpart’s choice. We propose a model where different player-types are aware of different attributes of the action set (hence, different frames). One of the novelties is an epistemic structure that allows players to think about new frames, after initial unawareness of some attributes. To test the model, our experimental design brings about multiple frames by varying subjects’ awareness of several attributes.

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This article has been published in American Economic Journal: Microeconomics by American Economic Association and it's available online at: 10.1257/mic.20210082
Publisher Keywords:	unawareness, awareness, interactive epistemology, rationalizability, coordination
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Departments:	School of Policy & Global Affairs School of Policy & Global Affairs > Economics
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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