Economists usually think that rational voters have little incentives to acquire costly information. We present a … information if media technology is available because then they do not condition their informational decisions on being pivotal …-ride. Further, we show how the quality of information depends on the size of the electorate, the prior knowledge of voters and on …

We study the role of information exchange, leadership and coordination in team or partnership structures. For this … held information on the joint production process. Once individual information is shared, team members decide individually … in this environment such that team members communicate their private information and exert efficient productive efforts …

Economists usually think that rational voters have little incentives to acquire costly information. We present a … information if media technology is available because then they do not condition their informational decisions on being pivotal …-ride. Further, we show how the quality of information depends on the size of the electorate, the prior knowledge of voters and on …

estimating risk exposure from cross-section data containing information on the means of financing health payments. We estimate …