Persuasive communication functions not only through content but also delivery, e.g., facial expression, tone of voice …

How do communication costs affect the production of new ideas and inventions? To answer this question, we study the … showing how a fall in communication costs can increase the rate at which scientific knowledge is exchanged and new ideas and … and urban economics positing that more ideas can emerge from communication between individuals …

The role of data analysis in communication, persuasion, and decision-making is discussed. Some problems with current … data-analysis practice are presented, including communication, complex models, large data bases, one-pass processing, rigid …

information, but differ in two dimensions: the rules governing communication, which determine whether information is verifiable …; and the sender's commitment power, which determines the extent to which she can commit to her communication strategy …. Our design exploits these variations to explicitly test for the role of rules and commitment in communication. Our …

forecasters, typically have such a supply-side interpretation, as do many firms. New communication strategies could avoid public …

information. Can a bargaining environment that facilitates or restricts communication alleviate these costs? We exploit a unique … platform introduced unstructured communication allowing buyers and sellers on the desktop version of the site, but not the …, using text analysis, that the dynamics are consistent with repeat players learning how to use communication in bargaining …

informal communication - including unattributed communication -- plays a central role in monetary policy communication. This … contrasts with the standard communications framework in which communication should be public and on-the-record because it serves … to ensure accountability and policy effectiveness. I lay out possible benefits of using unattributed communication as an …