his reputation for truth telling, we show that the larger the inequality, the less information can credibly be transmitted … to the policy-maker. We also investigate the effects of inequality on welfare, and discuss the welfare effects of … institutions that increase transparency but which, as an unintended side effect, lower the lobbyist’s incentives for truth telling. …

. To realize the gains from international cooperation requires reputation; and to realize the gains from reputation … requires cooperation. Moreover, cooperative policies with reputation are found to be sustainable; and the joint gains from … cooperation and reputation are found to be considerable. …

inconsistency problem. They assume that policy-makers suffer a loss of reputation if they renege on earlier commitments. With this …

expectations improve and the economy grows. Once there is predation, the reputation of the current government is ruined and the … model also generates new empirical implications on the joint dynamics of income inequality, output and political variables. …

We define and study transparency, credibility and reputation in a model where the central bank’s characteristics are … the sense that it induces lower inflation and employment than expected. Increased transparency makes the bank’s reputation … and credibility more sensitive to its actions. This has a moderating influence on the bank’s policy. Full transparency of …

This paper studies the role of intrinsic motivation, reputation and reciprocity in driving open source software … reputation, but less for reciprocity. …