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Reversals of signal-posterior monotonicity imply a bias of screening
Sander Heinsalu
This note strengthens the main result of Lagziel and Lehrer (2019) (LL) "A bias in screening" using Chambers Healy (2011) (CH) "Reversals of signal-posterior monotonicity for any b…
When abstinence increases prevalence
Sander Heinsalu
In the pool of people seeking partners, a uniformly greater preference for abstinence increases the prevalence of infection and worsens everyone's welfare. In contrast, prevention…
Price competition with uncertain quality and cost
Sander Heinsalu
Consumers in many markets are uncertain about firms' qualities and costs, so buy based on both the price and the quality inferred from it. Optimal pricing depends on consumer heter…
Herding driven by the desire to differ
Sander Heinsalu
Observational learning often involves congestion: an agent gets lower payoff from an action when more predecessors have taken that action. This preference to act differently from p…