Tacit coordination is guess-the-guesser recursion, not prediction of average behavior.
Evidence
It should be emphasized that coordination is not a matter of guessing what the “average man” will do. One is not, in tacit coordination, trying to guess what another will do in an objective situation; one is trying to guess what the other will guess one’s self to guess the other to guess, and so on ad infinitum. — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 224
Categorization
- DEFINE: Clarifies the epistemic structure distinguishing coordination from ordinary prediction.
- XREF: connects to: Any mutually recognized cue can become the coordination key — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 147; Coordinate behavior emerges from conventions and impromptu codes without explicit plans — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 206; Tacit coordination works through mutually recognized focal points — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 134 (+1 more)
Related
- Tacit coordination works through mutually recognized focal points (similarity 0.86)
- Coordinate behavior emerges from conventions and impromptu codes without explicit plans (similarity 0.82)
- Any mutually recognized cue can become the coordination key (similarity 0.81)
- Coordination requires a common source of suggestion (similarity 0.81)
- Tacit coordination on an outcome requires a distinguishing selection device (similarity 0.79)
- Any theory of strategic coordination has an inherently empirical component (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Tacit coordination works through mutually recognized focal points
#expands(0.82) — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 134 - Coordination requires a common source of suggestion
#qualifies(0.72) — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 334