Persuasion Meets Delegation
Theoretical Economics
2019-02-08 v1
Abstract
A principal can restrict an agent's information (the persuasion problem) or restrict an agent's discretion (the delegation problem). We show that these problems are generally equivalent - solving one solves the other. We use tools from the persuasion literature to generalize and extend many results in the delegation literature, as well as to address novel delegation problems, such as monopoly regulation with a participation constraint.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1902.02628,
title = {Persuasion Meets Delegation},
author = {Anton Kolotilin and Andriy Zapechelnyuk},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.02628},
year = {2019}
}