Essays in information design

Innocenti, Federico

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URN:	urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-622229
Document Type:	Doctoral dissertation
Year of publication:	2022
Place of publication:	Mannheim
University:	Universität Mannheim
Evaluator:	Peitz, Martin
Date of oral examination:	9 May 2022
Publication language:	English
Institution:	School of Law and Economics > VWL, Mikroökonomik (Nocke 2009-)
Subject:	330 Economics
Keywords (English):	information design
Abstract:	A relatively recent strand of economic literature studies the design of information. Classical economic models analyze optimal decision-making (e.g., profit-maximizing firms choosing prices or quantities) taking a particular economic environment as given. Such an environment, and in particular the knowledge of its characteristics by decision-makers, is usually endogenous in the real world. The information that decision-makers process plays a role in determining their decisions. Therefore, it is fundamental to understand what is the content of the information available to decision-makers and why.