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Lecture notes in economics and mathematical systems, 341.
1. Introduction.- 2. Notations and Definitions of Characteristic Function Games.- 2.1 Measurement of Predictive Success.- 2.2 Prominence Level.- 3. Two-Person Bargaining Games.- 3.1 Programs for Computer-Controlled Two-Person Bargaining Games.- 3.1.1 System Requirements.- 3.1.2 The Two-Person Bargaining Master-Program.- 3.1.3 The Two-Person Bargaining Terminal-Program.- 3.2 Experimental Design.- 3.2.1 Experimental Procedure.- 3.2.2 The Data Base.- 3.3 The Negotiation Agreement Area.- 3.3.1 Power, Justice Norms and Aspirations.- 3.3.2 A Descriptive Theory.- 3.4 Evaluation of Two Pilot Experiments.- 3.4.1 General Results.- 3.4.2 Comparison of Different Point-Solution Concepts.- 3.4.3 Comparison of Different Area Theories.- 3.5 Summary on Two-Person Games.- 4. Three-Person Bargaining Games.- 4.1 Programs for Computer-Controlled Three-Person Bargaining Games.- 4.1.1 System Requirements.- 4.1.2 The Three-Person Bargaining Master-Program.- 4.1.3 The Three-Person Bargaining Terminal-Program.- 4.2 Experimental Design.- 4.2.1 Experimental Procedure.- 4.2.2 The Data Base.- 4.3 Theories of Coalition Formation.- 4.3.1 The Core.- 4.3.2 Bargaining Set.- 4.3.3 Equal Excess Theory.- 4.3.4 Equal Division Payoff Bounds.- 4.3.5 Proportional Division Payoff Bounds.- 4.4 Experimental Results.- 4.4.1 Overall Comparisons.- 4.4.2 Games with Zero and Positive Payoffs to the One-Person Coalitions.- 4.4.3 Additional Hypotheses.- 4.4.4 The Relevance of the Core in Games with a Thick Core.- 4.4.5 Experience of Negotiators in Bargaining Games.- 4.5 Summary on Three-Person Games.- 5. Summary and Conclusion.- A. Introduction to the Rules and the Experimental Apparatus of a Two-Person Bargaining Experiment.- B. Introduction to the Rules and the Experimental Apparatus of a Three-Person Bargaining Experiment.- C. Listing of All Results.- References.