A Unified Model of Information Manipulation

• In Event: Theoretical and Empirical Studies of Persuasion in Autocracies

Brief Overview

We develop a unified model of information manipulation that integrates Bayesian persuasion and cheap talk. Results indicate that the Bayesian persuasion model is remarkably robust to deviations from the commitment assumption.

Authors

• Zhaotian Luo, University of Chicago

• Arturas Rozenas, New York University