information transmission. We find that vagueness is profitably deployed by senders to fool those receivers that lack strategic … precision are not obvious. However, our model and experiment show that information transmission and the welfare of naive …-relevant information, the disclosure of research findings, and testimonies in a court of law. …

communication, we also find systematic deviations from optimal behavior in how the communicated information is used. Specifically …. The managers communicate their private information through cheap talk. While the results show close to optimal …

and statements, and we investigate whether communication improves information aggregation and the accuracy of group … decisions. Our findings suggest that the effect of communication depends on the underlying accuracy of individual judgments …. Communication improves accuracy when individuals tend to be incorrect, but diminishes it when individuals are likely to be correct …

Devising appropriate policy measures for the integration of refugees is high on the agenda of many governments. This … paper focuses on the social integration of families seeking asylum in Germany between 2013 and 2016. Exploiting regional … parents' integration. We find a significant and substantial positive effect, in particular on the social integration of …