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On Sharing the Benefits of Communication

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  • Efthymios Athanasiou

    (Dep. of Philosophy, CMU)

  • Santanu Dey

    (ISYE, Georgia Tech)

  • Giacomo Valleta

    (Dep. of Economics, Maastricht)

Abstract

We put forward a model of private goods with externalities. Agents derive benefit from communicating with each other. In order to communicate they need to have a language in common. Learning languages is costly. In this setting no individually rational and feasible Groves mechanism exists. We characterize the best-in-class feasible Groves mechanism and the best-in-class individually rational Groves mechanism.

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  • Efthymios Athanasiou & Santanu Dey & Giacomo Valleta, 2012. "On Sharing the Benefits of Communication," Working Papers 2012.41, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei.
    • Handle: RePEc:fem:femwpa:2012.41
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    Keywords

    Groves Mechanisms; Externality; Budget Surplus or Deficit; Pareto Undominated Mechanisms;

    JEL classification:

    • D70 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - General
    • D62 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Externalities
    • C60 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - General

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