Building Authority/Influence: Is it better to be right or to be followed?

Speaker: Prof George Mailath

Affiliation: Pennsylvania

Location: Room 215, Chamberlain Building (#35), St Lucia Campus

Zoom: https://uqz.zoom.us/j/82603079317

Abastract: A leader has influence (authority) over a follower's action if the follower follows the leader's recommendations.  We study the trade-off in acquiring and maintaining a reputation for influence (authority) between making good recommendations and being followed.