2 papers
econ.TH2021
Search and Competition with Flexible Investigations
Vasudha Jain, Mark Whitmeyer
We modify the standard model of price competition with horizontally differentiated products, imperfect information, and search frictions by allowing consumers to flexibly acquire i…
econ.TH2019
Competing to Persuade a Rationally Inattentive Agent
Vasudha Jain, Mark Whitmeyer
Firms strategically disclose product information in order to attract consumers, but recipients often find it costly to process all of it, especially when products have complex feat…