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(individual rating), the credibility of a good rating in an inflationary equilibrium of the signaling game is limited by the … average level of credibility for its good ratings than in individual rating. In decentralized rating, the ratings are again … degree of rating inflation and hence a greater level of credibility than in individual rating. Comparing centralized rating …
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(individual rating), the credibility of a good rating in an inflationary equilibrium of the signaling game is limited by the … average level of credibility for its good ratings than in individual rating. In decentralized rating, the ratings are again … degree of rating inflation and hence a greater level of credibility than in individual rating. Comparing centralized rating …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005515729
It is often argued that certifiers have an incentive to offer inflated certificates, although they deny it. In this paper, we study a model in which a certifier is paid by sellers, and may offer them inflated certificates, but incurs costs if doing so. We find that the certifier may face a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009411261
current policy choice. Deviating from (exogenous) traditional party policy reduces the credibility of a party in the eyes of … voters of both parties. They get either desensitised or over-sensitised in respect to party credibility which alters the …
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We examine what an applicantś vita signals to potential employers about her willingness to cooperate in teams. Intensive social engagement may credibly reveal that an applicant cares about the well-being of others and therefore is less likely to free-ride in teamwork situations. We find that...
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youngsters about social norms. We show that this signaling role provides sufficient incentives to sustain costly punishing …-based mechanisms are fragile, since punishment is a more compelling signaling device (in a sense that we make precise). …
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In signaling environments ranging from consumption to education, high quality senders often shun the standard signals …
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current policy choice. Deviating from (exogenous) traditional party policy reduces the credibility of a party in the eyes of … voters of both parties. They get either desensitised or over-sensitised in respect to party credibility which alters the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297587
Can comparative statements be credible even when absolute statements are not? For instance, can a professor credibly rank different students for a prospective employer even if she has an incentive to exaggerate the merits of each student? Or can an analyst credibly rank different stocks even if...
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It is often argued that certifiers have an incentive to offer inflated certificates, although they deny it. In this paper, we study a model in which a certifier is paid by sellers, and may offer them inflated certificates, but incurs costs if doing so. We find that the certifier may face a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427598