Idiosyncratic Information and Vague Communication
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3465146 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Takakazu Honryo (0000-0001-7435-6657, Doshisha University), Michio Yano (0000-0001-6265-7479, Kyoto University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 165-178 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003055420000660 |
| OpenAlex | W3085095296 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 17 |
This study explores why, at critical moments, governments may withhold vital information from the public. We explain this phenomenon by what we call idiosyncratic events, or events independent of the information receiver's state-contingent payoff functions. Idiosyncratic events often influence the receiver's belief on the sender's performance. If such events are correlated with the events determining the payoff functions, the sender may withhold information so as to improve his image. This result may be applied to the manipulation of information regarding a number of recent real-world phenomena, including the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011 and the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19
Accident (philosophy · Cheap talk · Communication source · Economics · Epistemology · Event (particle physics · Internet privacy · Microeconomics · Phenomenon · Public information · State (computer science · Stochastic game · Computer Science · Game Theory and Applications · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Philosophy · Psychology
Economic analysis of law
Bayesian Persuasion
Strategic Information Transmission
A Theory of Credibility
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster
Political Correctness
The Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident on People's Perception of Disaster Risks and Attitudes Toward Nuclear Energy Policy
The Social Transformation of Trust in Government
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |