Coordination, Communication, and Common Knowledge: A Retrospective on the Electronic-mail Game
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Coordination, Communication, and Common Knowledge: a Retrospective on the Electronic-mail Game
Common knowledge plays an important role in coordination problems and coordination problems are central to many areas of economic policy. In this paper, I review some common-knowledge puzzles culminating in the electronic-mail game. These puzzles may seem distant from practical concerns. However, I then argue why insights derived from this literature are useful in interpreting empirical evidenc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oxford Review of Economic Policy
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1460-2121
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/18.4.433