LANGUAGE BARRIERS

Different people use language in different ways. We capture this by making language competence—the set of messages an agent can use and understand—private information. Our primary focus is on common-interest games. Communication generally remains possible; it may be severely impaired even with commo...

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Published in:Econometrica 2013-03, Vol.81 (2), p.781-812
Main Authors: Blume, Andreas, Board, Oliver
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Communication games
Econometrics
Economic theory
Game theory
indeterminate meaning
Indicative conditionals
Information
Knowledge
Language
Language barrier
language differences
Language use
Linguistics
Mathematical functions
Messages
Nonnative languages
organizational codes
Organizational communication
Pay-off
Research universities
Studies
Universities
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Summary:Different people use language in different ways. We capture this by making language competence—the set of messages an agent can use and understand—private information. Our primary focus is on common-interest games. Communication generally remains possible; it may be severely impaired even with common knowledge that language competence is adequate; and, indeterminacy of meaning, the confounding of payoff-relevant information with information about language competence, is optimal.
ISSN:0012-9682
1468-0262
DOI:10.3982/ECTA9183