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Announcement wars as an equilibrium selection device

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  • ACOCELLA, Nicola

    (Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Geo-economics, I-00161 Rome, Italy)

  • DI BARTOLOMEO, Giovanni

    (University of Teramo, Faculty of Communication, I-64100 Teramo, Italy)

  • HUGHES HALLETT, Andrew

    (School of Public Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA)

  • PIACQUADIO, Paolo G.

    (Université catholique de Louvain, CORE and IRES, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium)

Abstract

This paper attempts to give a rationale to public announcements, so often observed in the real world, and to formalize the idea that they can be used as a form of equilibrium selection device when multiple equilibria arise. It also shows how announcements solve the problems of coordination failures as predicted by the empirical literature based on experimental studies

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  • ACOCELLA, Nicola & DI BARTOLOMEO, Giovanni & HUGHES HALLETT, Andrew & PIACQUADIO, Paolo G., 2009. "Announcement wars as an equilibrium selection device," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2009077, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
    • Handle: RePEc:cor:louvco:2009077
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    1. Hughes Hallett, Andrew & Di Bartolomeo, Giovanni & Acocella, Nicola, 2012. "A general theory of controllability and expectations anchoring for small-open economies," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 31(2), pages 397-411.
    2. Sergey Pekarski, 2017. "Tight Money and the Sustainability of Public Debt," International Journal of Central Banking, International Journal of Central Banking, vol. 13(1), pages 191-223, February.
    3. Di Bartolomeo Giovanni & Hughes Hallett Andrew & Acocella Nicola, 2013. "When Can Policy Makers Anchor Expectations? Dynamic controllability and the limits to time inconsistency," wp.comunite 0104, Department of Communication, University of Teramo.

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    Keywords

    multiple Nash equilibria; coordination failure; cheap talk; policy games; announcement equilibrium;
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    JEL classification:

    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • C78 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
    • D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis

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