Search Committees

Benny Moldovanu () and Xianwen Shi

Working Papers from University of Toronto, Department of Economics

Abstract: A committee decides by unanimity whether to accept the current alternative, or to continue costly search. Alternatives are described by several distinct attributes. Each committee member privately assesses the quality of one attribute (her \

Keywords: Committee; Search; Specialization; Interdependent Values; Voting; Partisanship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C72 D82 D83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2010-11-04
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