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Bilateral bargaining situations are often characterized by informational asymmetries concerning the size of what is at … of asymmetric information on proposer behavior in two different situations which allow for a variation of responder veto … compared to the dictator game is (marginally) smaller when the proposer is in the superior information position. Further we …
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Job seekers often face substantial information frictions related to potential job quality. This is especially true in … in Indonesia to explore how information about intermediary quality shapes migration choices and outcomes. Information …-departure preparation and have higher-quality job experiences abroad, despite no change in occupation or destination. Information does not …
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We examine whether the desire for more information is people's dominant motive for reading economic and political news … experimentally vary people's beliefs about the informativeness of news. Inconsistent with the desire for more information being the … information reduce their demand for news from this newspaper. Furthermore, treated respondents who think that a news outlet is …
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What determines the distribution of information acquired within the hierarchy of a public organization? Without market … processes, the generation and absorption of information in bureaucracy relies on individual actors undertaking costly action to … of the underlying benchmark data. Given public officials' stated reliance on this information to make public policy …
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insured individuals. Thus, the functioning of social norms depends crucially on information, in particular on what norm … enforcers are able to observe about an insured individual's behavior. Information is also decisive when distinguishing between …
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Job seekers face substantial information frictions, especially in international labor markets where intermediaries … match prospective migrants with overseas employers. We conducted a randomized trial in Indonesia to explore how information … about intermediary quality shapes migration outcomes. Holding access to information about the return to choosing a high …
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We use the medical specialties of physician-patients with advanced cancer to study the role of knowledge versus networks in treatment choices and patient survival by matching comparable patients with doctors and admission periods to control unobserved doctor quality. Physician-patients are less...
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