- Search
Search
- LoginAccess your ApplicationFor current applicantsOr learn more about our programmes and applyAccess MyINSEADFor current participants and alumni
Related Faculty

Timothy Van Zandt
Professor of Economics
Working Paper
Van Zandt T. (2001). Information Overload in a Network of Targeted Communication. 2001/36/EPS
As the costs of generating and transmitting information fall, the main bottlenecks in communication networks are becoming the human receivers, who are overloaded with information. For networks of targeted communication, this paper discusses the meaning of information overload, provides a theoretical treatment of its causes, and examines mechanisms for allocating the attention of receivers. Mechanisms for allocating attention include surcharges on communication and auctions.