Empirical studies on information communication technologies (ICT) typically aggregate the informationʺ and …" lower level agents. Conversely, technologies reducing communication costs substitute agent's knowledge for directions from … workers) are associated with more autonomy and a wider span of control. By contrast, communication technologies (like data …

communication, we also find systematic deviations from optimal behavior in how the communicated information is used. Specifically …

and statements, and we investigate whether communication improves information aggregation and the accuracy of group … decisions. Our findings suggest that the effect of communication depends on the underlying accuracy of individual judgments …. Communication improves accuracy when individuals tend to be incorrect, but diminishes it when individuals are likely to be correct …

implemented by introducing a communication stage before an auction. I show that granting bidders a right to remain anonymous, i ….e., to refuse participation in the communication stage, leaves the optimal mechanism unchanged and provides no benefits for …