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Essays on the Economics of Information Policy and Information Acquisition

Abstract

Information acquisition and transmission are regular parts of many economic

interactions, from product purchases to games of persuasion and markets for information

itself. In my dissertation, I use game-theoretic techniques to analyze models in which

information passes between agents. In several distinct settings, I show how policies

which directly inhibit the transmission or usefulness of information can counterintuitively

lead to better information acquisition and higher social welfare.

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