CFDP 1271R
Faulty Communication
Author(s):Publication Date: August 2000
Revision Date: August 2001
Pages: 22
Abstract:
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 strategic decisions about whether to communicate.
Keywords:
Electronic mail, common knowledge, coordination
JEL Classification Codes: C72, D8
See CFP: 1126