Instructions

{{ if player.round_number == 1 }} There are two stages in this experiment.

Stage 1:
In this game, you will be matched with another student in the room. One student will be assigned the role of a “job applicant” and the other the “employer.” The job applicant may one of two possible types: Slacker (probability 0.6) or Go-getter (probability 0.4). The job applicant will learn their own type but the employer does not. The job applicant will choose either to take either Easy Courses or Difficult Courses. The employer will observe the applicant’s decision and then offer a Managerial Job or Clerical Job. The employer will receive a payoff of 60 for offering the Clerical job, but the payoff from the Managerial job depends the applicant’s type: 100 for a Go-getter and 0 for a Slacker. The applicant earns a payoff of 100 from the Managerial job and 60 from the Clerical job. However, if the applicant takes difficult courses, this is subtracted from his/her payoff. The cost is 50 for Slacker types and 20 for Go-getter types.

The payoffs for both players are listed below for each case. The game will be played twice. Each time you will be matched with a different partner and the roles will be reversed.

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{{ else }} Stage 2:
This game is the same as the previous one, except now the applicant sends a message about their type, rather than making a decision about courses. You will now be matched with a different student in the room. Once again, the job applicant is a Slacker (probability 0.6) or Go-getter (probability 0.4), but only the applicant knows the type. Now, the applicant can send a message to the employer: “I am a Slacker” or “I am a Go-getter.” The message sent does not affect either players’ payoffs. The employer will observe the applicant’s message and then offer a Managerial Job or Clerical Job. The payoffs are the same as before, except now there are no costs associated with the applicant’s choice – i.e., they always earn 100 from the Managerial job and 60 from the Clerical job.
The payoffs for both players are listed below for each case.

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