PlV +(1 — Pl) (—T) which is strictly larger than
pLv + (1 — Pl) ((v — Cl) + ⅛ InpH)
= v — Cl + Cl (1 — Ph + Ph In Ph )
> v — Cl
where the inequality follows from the fact that 1—pH +pH InpH > 0 for all pH ∈ (0,1).
Thus, if T is sufficiently small, only one individual acquires information. For
T ≥ — (v — cl) — cl InpH, by continuity of the expected payoff in (20), the same
result holds if T is sufficiently close to — (v — cl) — cl InpH. For larger T, equilibrium
information acquisition depends on the parameter values.29
B Supplementary appendix
B.l Details on Example 1
Note first that, for cl = 2 and ch = 10, c/2 — clnpH > ch/2 for all pH ∈ (0,1).
Hence, the mixed strategy equilibrium exists for all T ∈ (c/2, ch/2).
(a) For pH = 0.75, we have cl∕2 — cl lnpH = 1 — 2ln0.75 < 4 = c/2. Hence, using
(15), the value of information if T → c/2 converges to
—cl — pH (jT +—2 cl + cl lnрн) + pH 2^2 + T)
= —2 — -9- (4 + 5 — 2 + 2ln0.75) + 0.75 (4 + 4) ≈ 0.386 > 0
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Moreover, Vi1 is negative for all T < cl/2 — cl lnpH = 1 — 2 ln 0.75. By monotonicity,
there is a unique T ∈ (1 — 2ln0.75, 4) such that h)ʃ = 0. Setting (15) equal to zero
yields rT = 1.94.
29Note that, while both (19) and (20) are decreasing in T, the slope of (19) is steeper. As in
Corollary 1, whenever p∏ is small, it is more likely that only one individual will acquire information
in equilibrium.
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