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Mutual Observability and the Convergence of Actions in a Multi-Person Two-Armed Bandit Model

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  • Aoyagi, Masaki, 1998. "Mutual Observability and the Convergence of Actions in a Multi-Person Two-Armed Bandit Model," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 82(2), pages 405-424, October.
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