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Words Speak Louder than Actions and Improve Welfare: An Experimental Test of Advice and Social Learning

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  • Boðaçhan Çelen
  • Shachar Kariv
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  • Boðaçhan Çelen & Shachar Kariv & Andrew Schotter, 2005. "Words Speak Louder than Actions and Improve Welfare: An Experimental Test of Advice and Social Learning," Levine's Bibliography 784828000000000250, UCLA Department of Economics.
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