Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/93850 
Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper No. 87
Publisher: 
Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY), München
Abstract: 
The industrialization process of a country is often plagued by a failure to coordinate investment decisions. Using the Global Games approach we can solve this coordination problem and eliminate the problem of multiple equilibria. We show how appropriate information provision enhances efficiency. We discuss extensions of the model and argue that subsidies may be a property of a signalling equilibrium to overcome credibility problems in information provision. In addition we point out possible problems with overreaction to public information. Furthermore, we suggest a new focus for development policy.
Subjects: 
Information
Coordination
Industrialization
Development
Global Games
Equilibrium Refinements
Big Push
JEL: 
C72
C79
D82
F21
O12
O14
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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