We analyze the performance of various communication protocols in a generalization of the Crawford-Sobel (1982) model of … possible that informative communication with one or both receivers is impossible in private, but possible in public. When the … by public communication with the flexibility provided by private communication and transmit more information to the …

cohesive society. Using graph based models, where nodes represent individuals in a population and edges represent communication … pathways, we simulate individual influence and the communication of ideas in a population. Simulations of Dunbar’s hypothesis …

Focusing on observable message signs and referencing structures, communication processes can be described and analysed … communication-oriented modelling — the COM approach — that is centred around the notion of social visibility as a reputation … discussed in terms of a case study which deals with the impact of different media and styles of communication on emergent …

This paper combines theories of communication with theories of expertise and teams. Facing a team of experts, who must … the cost of information acquisition. We discuss applications to task assignment, and to noisy and costly communication. …