2018-04-16
When Words are not Enough
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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization , Volume 149 p. 294- 314
Communication through ordinary talk is very common. Often, the receiver of information has the option to investigate a sender’s type. We extend a standard cheap-talk model by giving the receiver this option. We show that when the receiver bears most of the investigation cost, the option to investigate drives away most cheap-talk communication.
When the sender pays a substantial part of the investigation cost, the option to investigate disciplines the sender. Introducing an investigation device to a cheap-talk model demonstrates the vulnerability of cheap talk on the one hand, and shows how communication can be improved on the other.
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doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2018.03.009, hdl.handle.net/1765/105728 | |
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization | |
Organisation | Erasmus School of Economics |
Bijkerk, S., Karamychev, V., & Swank, O. (2018). When Words are not Enough. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 149, 294–314. doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2018.03.009 |