We develop a theory of conversations. Two agents with different interests take turns choosing the topic of the …

We build a general equilibrium model of endogenous communication, quality control and trade. We derive a structural … gravity equation from the model and show that exogenous communication costs raise the costs of quality control and have a … direct flight connectedness on communication costs using the gravity equation. We overcome the identification challenge using …

This paper reviews experimental studies that investigate the effects of communication on be-havior in organizational … research that tests whether com-munication can help to overcome coordination failure within organizations, and (b) studies that … analyze the role of communication in alleviating problems arising from information asym-metries at the workplace. The evidence …

We investigate how heterogeneous social preferences affect the communication of painful information in social …

Remote work arrangements and increased virtual communication are commonplace. Particularly in organizations, virtual … communication has become an essential tool for collaboration and exchanging information. Virtual communication channels, such as … text or video messages, provide different levels of human presence compared to face-to-face communication. Given that human …

corporations do not experience similar losses. We also find evidence consistent with theory using two alternative measures based on …