Playing nice – Trust and reputation in Game Theory, eCommerce and vaccinations | with Steve Tadelis

In this episode we talk to Steve Tadelis about reputation and trust. He explains how he first got into the topic, what reputation means in the context of Game Theory and how even leaving no review at all could signal reputation on platforms like ebay. He also shows how powerful reputation and trust can be beyond the business context, e.g. when increasing vaccination rates with the help of Donald Trump.

Steve Tadelis is professor of economics, business and public policy at UC Berkeley. His research interests include the economics of eCommerce and incentives & organisations. On top of his academic experience he has worked as senior economist at Amazon and eBay.

In the episode, Steve mentions the following papers:

Playing nice – Trust and reputation in Game Theory, eCommerce and vaccinations | with Steve Tadelis

Game Changer - the game theory podcast

Playing nice – Trust and reputation in Game Theory, eCommerce and vaccinations | with Steve Tadelis