The (non-)robustness of influential cheap talk equilibria when the sender’s preferences are state independent
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DOI: 10.1007/s00182-021-00774-0
Abstract: Chakraborty and Harbaugh (2010) prove the existence of influential cheap talk equilibria in one sender one receiver games when the state is multidimensional and the preferences of the sender are state-independent. We show that only… read more here.
Keywords: state; talk equilibria; state independent; influential cheap ... See more keywords
Bayesian persuasion under partial commitment
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DOI: 10.1007/s00199-021-01386-1
Abstract: The “full commitment” assumption in the Bayesian persuasion literature might not always hold: the sender might be tempted to deviate from an information structure to which he commits. To incorporate this possibility, I study a… read more here.
Keywords: commitment bayesian; bayesian persuasion; cheap talk; commitment ... See more keywords
Cheap talk efficacy under potential and actual Hypothetical Bias: A meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2019.02.005
Abstract: Abstract Cheap Talk (CT) is a common technique employed in stated preference methods of nonmarket valuation to reduce Hypothetical Bias (HB). However, multiple studies have documented its mixed usefulness. Using meta-analysis of 67 studies identified… read more here.
Keywords: meta analysis; bias; hypothetical bias; cheap talk ... See more keywords
Simple Mediation in a Cheap-Talk Game
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DOI: 10.3390/g14030047
Abstract: In the Crawford–Sobel (uniform, quadratic utility) cheap-talk model, we consider a simple mediation scheme (a communication device) in which the informed agent reports one of the N possible elements of a partition to the mediator… read more here.
Keywords: talk game; mediation cheap; simple mediation; cheap talk ... See more keywords