Intelligence Disclosure and Cooperation in Repeated Interactions

How does information about players' intelligence affect strategic behavior? Game theory, , based on the assumption of common knowledge of rationality, , does not provide useful predictions. We experimentally show that, in the Prisoner's Dilemma, disclosure hampers cooperation: higher-intelligence players trust their partners less when playing against someone of lower ability. Similarly, , in the Battle of Sexes with low payoff inequality, , disclosure disrupts coordination, , as higher-intelligence players try to force their most preferred outcome. Instead, , with higher payoff inequality, , behavior changes and higher-intelligence players concede. We analyze the reasons for these patterns of behavior. ( JEL C72, C73, C92, D83, D91)