This paper applies a social learning model to the optimal consumption rule of Allen & Carroll (2001), and delivers … results in the literature, both in terms of speed of convergence and parsimony of the learning model. The learning model … exhibits several appealing features: it is frugal, easy to apply to a range of learning objectives, requires few procedures and …

are in the dark about what others are doing and how their own payo s are a ected. This paper analyzes learning behavior in … identify two key features of the players' learning dynamics. First, if a player's realized payoff increases he is less inclined …