The rapid evolution of information and communications technology (ICT) and associated digital communications over the … to enhance collaboration and information sharing; censorship circumvention technologies allow people to bypass attempts … to monitor and control information and communication flows. However, as well as unleashing tremendous new opportunities …

This paper experimentally investigates the impact of different pay and relative performance information policies on … employee effort. We explore three information policies: No feedback about relative performance, feedback given halfway through … off. Moreover, in both pay schemes information feedback reduces the quality of the low performers' work. …

to collect, process, and share information about their own status and about their environment, has attained a high degree … information asymmetries concerning individual risk this has positive efficiency effects. Simultaneously with the improvement of … gain relevance. The comprehensiveness of collected pieces of information which can be stored arbitrarily long and …

experimental lab in three different informational settings, and study the role of information in individual decision making. Our … truthful preference revelation. In addition, we find that information has an important effect on truthful behavior and … stability. Nevertheless, regarding efficiency, the Gale-Shapley mechanism is less sensitive to the amount of information …

This paper studies the influence of information on entry choices in a competition with a controlled laboratory … experiment. We investigate whether information provision attracts mainly high productivity individuals and reduces competition … productivity. Information on the opponent is a promising nudge to raise individuals' awareness towards the complexity of the …