| Title | Sequential versus Simultaneous Schelling Models: Experimental Evidence |
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| Authors | Miguel Benito, Juan , BRAÑAS GARZA, PABLO ERNESTO, Hernandez, Penelope , Sanchis, Juan A. |
| External publication | Si |
| Means | J. Confl. Resolut. |
| Scope | Article |
| Nature | Científica |
| JCR Quartile | 1 |
| SJR Quartile | 1 |
| SJR Impact | 3.049 |
| Publication date | 01/02/2011 |
| ISI | 000286722000003 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002710374714 |
| Abstract | This article shows the results of experiments where subjects play the Schelling\'s spatial proximity model. Two types of experiments are conducted: one in which choices are made sequentially and a variation of the first where the decision making is simultaneous. The results of the sequential experiments are identical to Schelling\'s prediction: subjects finish in a segregated equilibrium. Likewise, in the variant of the simultaneous decision experiment, the same result is reached: segregation. Subjects\' heterogeneity generates a series of focal points in the first round. To locate themselves, subjects use these focal points immediately, and as a result, the segregation takes place again. Furthermore, simultaneous experiments with commuting costs allow us to conclude that introducing positive moving costs does not affect segregation. |
| Keywords | Schelling models; economic experiments; segregation |
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