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Bayesian persuasion in unlinked games

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  • Makoto Shimoji

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Originating from Kamenica and Gentzkow (Am Econ Rev 101(6):2590–2615, 2011), we analyze multi-receiver Bayesian persuasion games with heterogeneous beliefs without strategic interactions among receivers, which we call unlinked. We show that given the receivers’ best-responses, the sender’s rationalizable strategies are obtained from a single linear programming problem.

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  • Makoto Shimoji, 2022. "Bayesian persuasion in unlinked games," International Journal of Game Theory, Springer;Game Theory Society, vol. 51(3), pages 451-481, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jogath:v:51:y:2022:i:3:d:10.1007_s00182-021-00800-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s00182-021-00800-1
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    Keywords

    Bayesian persuasion; Multiple receivers; Heterogeneous beliefs; Rationalizability;
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    JEL classification:

    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness

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