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In the model there are two types of financial auditors with identical technology, one of which is endowed with a prior reputation for honesty. We characterize conditions under which there exists a 'two-tier equilibrium' in which 'reputable' auditors refuse bribes offered by clients for fear of...
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experimental lab in three different informational settings, and study the role of information in individual decision making. Our … truthful preference revelation. In addition, we find that information has an important effect on truthful behavior and … stability. Nevertheless, regarding efficiency, the Gale-Shapley mechanism is less sensitive to the amount of information …
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which reveals the second component of his talent. Based on the report and performance, the principal discloses information …This paper studies the optimal disclosure of information about an agent's talent when it consists of two components …
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This paper reexamines the paradoxical aspect of the electronic mail game (Rubinstein, 1989). The electronic mail game is a coordination game with payoff uncertainty. At a Bayesian Nash equilibrium of the game, players cannot achieve the desired coordination of actions even when a high order of...
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experimental lab in three different informational settings, and study the role of information in individual decision making. Our … of truthful preference revelation. In addition, we find that information has an important effect on truthful behavior and … stability. Nevertheless, regarding efficiency, the Gale-Shapley mechanism is less sensitive to the amount of information …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014220116
Baron and Myerson (1982): the levels of quantity and quality are lower under asymmetric information than under symmetric … information. Unlike their work, however, the price level can be higher or lower under asymmetric information, depending on the …
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Suppose competent economists obtain common information on business forecasts, and incompetent economists obtain … independent information. If no one knows who is able, young economists mimic others because a forecast different from others … indicated inability when it proves wrong. An older economist, however, can infer his ability from past information. Those who …
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The purpose of this paper is to examine how tasks should be allocated in a simple hierarchy consisting of an organizational designer and subordinates, in the framework of a principal-agent relationship with moral hazard.
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and hidden information, where the principal must induce the agent to exert effort to facilitate her learning process. The …
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We consider a bandit problem faced by a team of two heterogeneous players. The team is hierarchical in that one (the principal) retains the exclusive right to terminate the project while the other (the agent) focuses strictly on implementing the project assigned to him. As a key departure, we...
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