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When mandatory disclosure hurts: expert advice and conflicting interests

Li, Ming and Madarász, Kristóf (2008) When mandatory disclosure hurts: expert advice and conflicting interests. Journal of Economic Theory, 139 (1). pp. 47-74. ISSN 1095-7235

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Identification Number: 10.1016/j.jet.2007.07.009

Abstract

We study the quality of advice that an informed and biased expert gives to an uninformed decision maker. We compare two scenarios: mandatory disclosure of the bias and nondisclosure, where information about the bias can only be revealed through cheap-talk. We find that in many scenarios nondisclosure allows for higher welfare for both parties. Hiding the bias allows for more precise communication for the more biased type and, if different types are biased in different directions, may allow for the same for the less biased type. We identify contexts where equilibrium revelation allows but mandatory disclosure prevents meaningful communication.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescriptio...
Additional Information: © 2008 Elsevier
Divisions: Management
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
JEL classification: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C7 - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory > C72 - Noncooperative Games
D - Microeconomics > D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty > D83 - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief
Date Deposited: 13 Jul 2011 13:49
Last Modified: 30 Jan 2024 00:45
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/37048

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