. Information can come through two different channels: advertising and sequential consumer search. We arrive at the following … results. First, there is no monotone relationship between prices and the degree of advertising. Second, advertising and search … are “substitutes” for a large range of parameters. Third, when the cost of either search or advertising vanishes, the …

We develop an empirical study of the information–persuasion trade-off in advertising using data on the information …

. Information can come through two different channels: advertising and sequential consumer search. We arrive at the following … results. First, there is no monotone relationship between prices and the degree of advertising. Second, advertising and search … are “substitutes” for a large range of parameters. Third, when the cost of either search or advertising vanishes, the …

the basic fact that they sell the product. In this way, advertising lowers the expected search cost. We show that this … role of advertising can lead to a situation where advertised prices are higher than non—advertised prices in equilibrium. …

the basic fact that they sell the product. In this way, advertising lowers the expected search cost. We show that this … role of advertising can lead to a situation where advertised prices are higher than non—advertised prices in equilibrium. …

We extend the persuasion game to bring it squarely into the economics of advertising. We model advertising as exciting … consumer interest into learning more about the product, and determine a firm's equilibrium choice of advertising content over … quality information, price information, and horizontal match information. Equilibrium is unique whenever advertising is …

increases advertising clutter (leading to a potential downward spiral), may reduce total welfare and content quality, and can …

. This occurs when comparative advertising is used against a large firm by a small one. Comparative advertising, as it …

. We analyze a firm'ss choice of advertising content and the information disclosed to consumers. A firm advertises only …