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On the relationship between damage and deception

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This paper introduces a family of definitions of deceptive behavior. The definitions provide different ways to describe the notion that deceptive behavior misleads a player by inducing inaccurate beliefs. For each definition of deception, I identify a class of preferences under which behavior is deceptive if and only if it harms any player with preferences in the class. Journal of Economic Literature Classification Numbers: D02; C90; C72. Keywords: communication, damage, deception.

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  • Sobel, Joel, 2026. "On the relationship between damage and deception," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 233(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jetheo:v:233:y:2026:i:c:s0022053126000128
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jet.2026.106148
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    • D02 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
    • C90 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - General
    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games

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