Preselection and Expert Advice

We study the effects of preselection on an expert’s incentive to give truthful advice in a decision environment in which certain decisions yield more precise estimates about the expert’s expertise. The introduction of a preselection stage, in which the decision maker can study the case before asking...

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Publicado en:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 25-2015)
Autoren: Schulte, Elisabeth, Felgenhauer, Mike
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2015
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Zusammenfassung:We study the effects of preselection on an expert’s incentive to give truthful advice in a decision environment in which certain decisions yield more precise estimates about the expert’s expertise. The introduction of a preselection stage, in which the decision maker can study the case before asking for advice, alters the expert’s perception of the problem. We identify conditions under which preselection occurs in equilibrium. We show that if the expert adjusts his behavior, the option to preselect may reduce the expected utility of the decision maker.
Descrición Física:33 Seiten
ISSN:1867-3678
DOI:10.17192/es2024.0384