Dynamic communication with biased senders

B-Tier
Journal: Games and Economic Behavior
Year: 2018
Volume: 110
Issue: C
Pages: 330-339

Authors (2)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We study dynamic games in which senders with state-independent payoffs communicate to a single receiver. Senders' private information evolves according to an aperiodic and irreducible Markov chain. We prove an analog of a folk theorem—that any feasible and individually rational payoff can be approximated in a perfect Bayesian equilibrium if players are sufficiently patient. In particular, there are equilibria in which the receiver makes perfectly informed decisions in almost every period, even if no informative communication can be sustained in the stage game. We conclude that repeated interaction can overcome strategic limits of communication.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:gamebe:v:110:y:2018:i:c:p:330-339
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29