A Theory of Rule Development

This article develops a model with endogenously coarse rules. A principal hires an agent to take an action. The principal knows the optimal state-contingent action, but cannot communicate it perfectly due to communication constraints. The principal can use previously realized states as examples to d...

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Main Authors: Ellison, Glenn (Contributor), Holden, Richard (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press, 2015-04-23T20:11:53Z.
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