Biased social learning
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- Helios Herrera & Johannes Horner, 2009. "Biased Social Learning," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1738, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
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Keywords
Informational herds; Cascades; Selection bias;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
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