This paper characterizes geometrically the set of all Nash equilibrium payoffs achievable with unmediated communication …

The paper studies the role of communication in facilitating collusion. The situation of infinitely repeated Cournot … collusive output levels or a 'downward' demand shock. The firms choose between tacit collusion and collusion with communication …. Communication implies that the firms meet and exchange information about past outputs and is assumed to be the only legal proof of …

We provide a game theoretic analysis of how power shapes the clarity of communication. We analyze information … by an experiment. Finally, we show how partial information transmission can lead to communication failure, and show how …

buyer through a written message. Four different treatments are compared; one without communication, one with free …-form communication, and two treatments with pre-specified communication in the form of promises of varying strength. Our results suggest …

This paper studies the role of communication and reputation in market interactions using data from online procurement … auctions. Not only positive reputation ratings but also engaging in communication increases a bidder's probability of winning …Diese Studie analysiert die Einflüsse von Kommunikation und Reputation auf Märkten mit Hilfe von Daten aus Online …

Sicht das effizientere zu bestimmen. Als theoretischer Ansatz wird hierfür die Theorie der Haushaltsproduktion eingesetzt …