Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Bizzotto, Jacopo"
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Can a better informed listener be easier to persuade?
Bizzotto, Jacopo; Vigier, Adrien (Economic Theory;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-22)We study the impact of exogenous news on the classic Bayesian persuasion problem. The sender supplies information over multiple periods, but is unable to commit at the onset to the information that she will supply in periods ... -
The certifier for the long run
Bizzotto, Jacopo; Harstad, Bård (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)We build a workhorse model to study the optimal and the equilibrium certifier from a long-run perspective. Firms enter the market, and invest in their capacity to provide qual- ity, before the certification threshold is ... -
Electoral competition with strategic disclosure
Bizzotto, Jacopo; Solow, Benjamin (Games;Volume 10, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-28)Recent developments in information and communication technologies allow candidates for office to engage in sophisticated messaging strategies to influence voter choice. We consider how access to different technologies influence ... -
Evaluating the Performance of Scandinavian Mergers and Acquisitions - Evidence from Divestitures
Larhammer, Lars; Almquist, Espen (Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis, we compile a data set of divestments based on almost 200 mergers and acquisitions in the Scandinavian countries between 2000 and 2011 and then use the data set to assess and classify the long-term success ... -
Fees, Reputation and Information Production in the Credit Rating Industry
Bizzotto, Jacopo; Vigier, Adrien Henri (American Economic Journal: Microeconomics;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)We compare a credit rating agency’s incentives to acquire costly information when it is only paid for giving favorable ratings to the corresponding incentives when the agency is paid upfront, i.e. irrespective of the ... -
Google Search Volume as an Attention Proxy in the Stock Market - A Study of Nasdaq Copenhagen
Wilhelmsen, Helene (Master thesis, 2020)This paper investigates whether Google search queries data correlates with or predicts stock market parameters on the Nasdaq Copenhagen (Copenhagen Stock Exchange), and whether excess return can be generated utilizing ... -
How does the Norwegian stock market react to new analyst recommendations?: A study of the OSEBX from 2005 to 2020
Andersen, Felix; Bartlett, Eivind K. (Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, we have gathered and analyzed 27,669 stock recommendations on 162 different companies, issued by 44 different brokerage firms. The data analyzed is collected from 01.01.2005 to 31.12.2020, and the companies ... -
Testing, Disclosure and Approval
Bizzotto, Jacopo; Vigier, Adrien Henri; Rudiger, Jesper (Journal of Economic Theory;Volume 187, May 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-06)Certifiers often base their decisions on a mixture of information, some of which is voluntarily disclosed by applicants, and some of which they acquire by way of tests or otherwise. We study the interplay between the ...