This paper sheds new light on the role of communication for cartel formation. Using machine learning to evaluate free …-form chat communication among firms in a laboratory experiment, we identify typical communication patterns for both explicit … sanctions on communication reinforces the direct cartel-deterring effect of sanctions as collusion is more difficult to reach …

interventions. Our research shows that visual communication effectively reduces the gap between scientific economic knowledge and …

task. By design, effects on team performance can only work through communication. We find that all-male teams communicate …

We investigate how heterogeneous social preferences affect the communication of painful information in social …

This paper characterizes geometrically the set of all Nash equilibrium payoffs achievable with unmediated communication …

central bank actions. We examine whether communication by the European Central Bank (ECB) adds information compared to the … ECB communication that are all based on the ECB President's introductory statement at the press conference following an … included in our Taylor rule model, the ECB communication indicators remain significant. …