A major focus of gaming research has been the effect of the availability of threat on the joint efficiency of play in variable-sum bargaining games. This research employs an experimental instrument designed to avoid the pitfalls pointed out by critics of earlier research in the area. The resulting data support the proposition that the availability of threat reduces bargaining efficiency.
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Froman et al. (1969) studied this question.
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