• Title of article

    Rational exuberance

  • Author/Authors

    Paul Heidhues، نويسنده , , Paul and Melissas، نويسنده , , Nicolas، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
  • Pages
    21
  • From page
    1220
  • To page
    1240
  • Abstract
    We study a two-player investment game with information externalities. Necessary and sufficient conditions for a unique symmetric switching equilibrium are provided. When public news indicates that the investment opportunity is very profitable, too many types are investing early and investments should therefore be taxed. Conversely, any positive investment tax is suboptimally high if the public information is sufficiently unfavorable.
  • Keywords
    Strategic waiting , DELAY , Information cascade , Information externality , Social Learning
  • Journal title
    European Economic Review
  • Serial Year
    2012
  • Journal title
    European Economic Review
  • Record number

    1798744