Stephane Wolton (London School of Economics, Professor)
Title: Unmasking the enemies: A theory of denunciations
Abstract: Denunciations are prevalent in authoritarian regimes. Citizens turn against each other to report suspicious behavior to the police state. Autocratic regimes have many ways to encourage denunciations. They could provide moral benefits or monetary reward. They can vary the amount they offer for successful tips. We study a formal model to study the consequences of these different choices. How do these different reward schemes affect the number of denunciations the authorities receive? How do they affect the informativeness of the denunciations? We show that while the number of denunciations increases with the size of the reward the regime offers, the informativeness is not necessarily monotonic in the amount of material benefits. When citizens have good information on each other, a scheme with large reward maximizes both the number of denunciations and their informativeness.
- Wolton 교수의 기조 발표 (1시간)을 포함하여 다음 5명 교수의 논문 발표(각 30분)을 진행하였습니다. 관련 연구자들의 연구에 대해 배울 수 있었고, 활발한 토론이 이루어졌습니다.
* 국내 기관 연구 발표자: 김덕규 교수(연세대), 정대영 교수(연세대), 이은석 박사(에너지경제연구원), 이주성 교수(성균관대), 황일우 교수(서울대)
4월 11일 대우관 323호에서 정치 및 정보경제학 워크샵이 진행되었습니다.
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Title: Unmasking the enemies: A theory of denunciations
Abstract: Denunciations are prevalent in authoritarian regimes. Citizens turn against each other to report suspicious behavior to the police state. Autocratic regimes have many ways to encourage denunciations. They could provide moral benefits or monetary reward. They can vary the amount they offer for successful tips. We study a formal model to study the consequences of these different choices. How do these different reward schemes affect the number of denunciations the authorities receive? How do they affect the informativeness of the denunciations? We show that while the number of denunciations increases with the size of the reward the regime offers, the informativeness is not necessarily monotonic in the amount of material benefits. When citizens have good information on each other, a scheme with large reward maximizes both the number of denunciations and their informativeness.
- Wolton 교수의 기조 발표 (1시간)을 포함하여 다음 5명 교수의 논문 발표(각 30분)을 진행하였습니다. 관련 연구자들의 연구에 대해 배울 수 있었고, 활발한 토론이 이루어졌습니다.
* 국내 기관 연구 발표자: 김덕규 교수(연세대), 정대영 교수(연세대), 이은석 박사(에너지경제연구원), 이주성 교수(성균관대), 황일우 교수(서울대)
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