Obfuscation is gaining momentum as a protection mechanism for the intellectual property contained within or encapsulated by software. Usually, one of the following three directions is followed: source code obfuscation is achieved through source code transformations, Java bytecode obfuscation through transformations on the bytecode, and binary obfuscation through binary rewriting. In this paper,...

I experimentally investigate how vague language changes the nature of communication in a biased strategic information transmission game. Counterintuitively, when both precise and imprecise messages can be sent, aggregate, senders are more accurate, receivers trust them than only sent. also develop structurally estimate model showing that increase between boundedly rational players, especially i...

In recent years code obfuscation has attracted research interest as a promising technique for protecting secret properties of programs. The basic idea of code obfuscation is to transform programs in order to hide their sensitive information while preserving their functionality. One of the major drawbacks of code obfuscation is the lack of a rigorous theoretical framework that makes it difficult...

• We investigate how consumers’ incentives to comparison shop within a firm affect price competition in multiproduct oligopolies. A new search model with deadlines and random results is presented. find that firms benefit from offering discount on subset of their products, which amplifies for intrafirm shopping alleviates competition. This set pricing (i) engages consumers comparing products ins...