Acquiring Information Through Peers
50 Pages Posted: 3 Jun 2015 Last revised: 25 Feb 2020
Date Written: August 2, 2018
Abstract
We develop an endogenous network formation model, in which agents form connections to acquire information. Our model features complementarity in actions as agents care not only about accuracy of their decision making but also about the actions of other agents. In equilibrium, the information structure is a hierarchical network, and, under weakly convex cost of forming links, the equilibrium network is core-periphery. Although agents are ex-ante identical, there is ex-post heterogeneity in payoffs and actions.
Keywords: Network Formation, Information Acquisition, Coordination
JEL Classification: D83, D85
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