This paper examines experimentally the reputation building role of disclosure in an investment / trust game. It …

can be sustained by reputation motives in spite of the inherent conflict of interests between sellers and buyers. In the … absence of “commitment” types, reputation motives are explained as a consequence of equilibrium interplay between the market …, reputation motives do not disappear even after the seller’s ability is revealed. This model is applied to examine the extent to …

Reputation systems are emerging as an increasingly important component of online communities, helping elicit good …-depth study of the motivations of trader participation in eBay's reputation system. To examine these questions, we analyze data … expectation of reciprocal behavior from partners increases reputation system participation from self-interested eBay buyers and …

Reputation systems constitute an important institution to help sustain trust in online auction markets. However, only …

initiatives matter in shaping citizens' perceptions of the reputation of the government. We find, however, strong heterogeneity …

We build a model of reputation featuring a long-lived player (e.g. an online seller) and an infinite sequence of short …-lived players (e.g. online buyers) which is consistent with three crucial idiosyncrasies of online reputation systems. First …. Third, short-lived players may have partial knowledge about the entire history of the game to date given that the reputation …