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Bad reputation

Bad reputation
Bad reputation
We construct a model where the reputational concern of the long-run player to look good in the current period results in the loss of all surplus. This is in contrast to the bulk of the literature on reputations where such considerations mitigate myopic incentive problems. We also show that in models where all parties have long-run objectives, such losses can be avoided.
0033-5533
785-814
Ely, Jeffrey C.
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Välimäki, Juuso
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Ely, Jeffrey C.
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Välimäki, Juuso
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Ely, Jeffrey C. and Välimäki, Juuso (2003) Bad reputation. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 118 (3), 785-814. (doi:10.1162/00335530360698423).

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We construct a model where the reputational concern of the long-run player to look good in the current period results in the loss of all surplus. This is in contrast to the bulk of the literature on reputations where such considerations mitigate myopic incentive problems. We also show that in models where all parties have long-run objectives, such losses can be avoided.

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Published date: 2003

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Local EPrints ID: 33407
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/33407
ISSN: 0033-5533
PURE UUID: db3750d9-0a36-425e-a039-981a0caedee2

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Date deposited: 15 May 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 07:44

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Author: Jeffrey C. Ely
Author: Juuso Välimäki

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