foreclosure in laboratory experiments. In one-shot interactions, upstream firms can choose to build a reputation by revealing …Building on the seminal paper of Ordover, Saloner and Salop (1990), I study the role of reputation building on … their price history to the current upstream competitor. In particular, integrated firms can establish a reputation to …

behavior a reputation system is particularly important to reduce information asymmetries about the quality of the offered … product or service. In this study we examine the effectiveness of a reputation system to reduce information asymmetries when … choices and short-lived customers are asked to evaluate the observed quality by providing ratings to a reputation system. The …

Using a repeated public good game with stranger matching, we compare how two different reputation systems with … evaluations reputation is less sensitive, incentives for reputation building are stronger and contributions are higher …

Reputation systems aim to induce honest behavior in online trade by providing information about past conduct of users …. Online reputation, however, is not directly connected to a person, but only to the virtual identity of that person. Users can … therefore shed a negative reputation by creating a new account. We study the effects of such identity changes on the efficiency …

Reputation systems aim to induce honest behavior in online trade by providing information about past conduct of users …. Online reputation, however, is not directly connected to a person, but only to the virtual identity of that person. Users can … therefore shed a negative reputation by creating a new account. We study the effects of such identity changes on the efficiency …

, there is one-sided reputation building in bargaining, and commitment types on the short side determine the terms of trade …. In a balanced market where the entering flows are equal, there is twosided reputation building in bargaining, and … reputation concerns lead to inefficiency. An equilibrium with persistent delays is constructed. The magnitude of inefficiency is …