We compare communication about private information to communication about actions in a one-shot 2-person public good …

We compare communication about private information to communication about actions in a one-shot 2-person public good …

, we only find a small and temporary effect of identification, irrespective of the type of communication. The reason for …

We analyze communication about the social returns to investment in a public good. We model two agents who have private …, equilibrium communication features "denial" about the returns, depressing contributions. We illustrate the model in the context of …

We examine communication in a 2-player sequential public good game in which the leader has private information about … deciding whether or not to contribute. Without communication, the unique equilibrium is fully efficient. We study whether the … introduction of communication about returns can destroy efficiency. Communication can be precise (about the exact return), or vague …

agents truthfully report their type. Using laboratory experiments, we observe that communication is a useful mechanism to … least one of them. However, we find that such efficiency gain seems to be very limited, since the simplest communication …

is one-shot. -- Public goods experiment ; computer-mediated communication ; Cheap-talk ; Cooperation …In this paper, we study a voluntary contribution mechanism with one-way communication. The relevance of one person … mutual exchange of promises is necessary for the cooperation-enhancing effect of communication, we find that, compared to a …