collusion. I study the optimal design of contracts focusing on how to sequence communication of expertise. I show that from a …

. I study the optimal design of contracts, focusing on the organization of expertise in the communication phase. I show … assume that communication allows synergies to emerge among the experts but also opens the possibility of collusion among them … that, from the principal's point of view, when the advantage of synergies prevails over the collusion problem …

ability of firms to engage in collusion. We show that in a situation in which firms cartelize and charge monopoly prices …, limited attention makes deviation from such collusive behavior less rewarding and hence facilitates collusion. In particular …

tacit collusion under conditions of demand uncertainty. Sellers in these repeated laboratory markets generally shared … share or conceal information, so the information sharing itself did not substantially increase tacit collusion …

tacit collusion under conditions of demand uncertainty. Sellers in these repeated laboratory markets generally shared … share or conceal information, so the information sharing itself did not substantially increase tacit collusion …

communication structure. The value of an information system within an organization, therefore, will not be monotone in its …

higher profits and lower costs. Some of the benefits business organization seek to achieve through information systems …

Knowledge is central to managing an organization, but its presence in employees is difficult to measure directly. We …