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Faulty Communication

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The electronic mail game of Rubinstein (1989) showed that a lack of common knowledge generated by faulty communication can make coordinated action impossible. This paper shows how this conclusion is robust to having a more realistic timing structure of messages, more than two players who meet publicly but not as a plenary group, and may be robust to strategic decisions about whether to communicate.

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  • Stephen Morris, 2000. "Faulty Communication," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1271R, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University, revised Aug 2001.
    • Handle: RePEc:cwl:cwldpp:1271r
    Note: CFP 1126
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    Electronic mail; common knowledge; coordination;
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    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

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