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We demonstrate the possibility of shake-out of firms and emergence of inter-firmheterogeneity along the (socially optimal) dynamic equilibrium path of a competitive industry with freeentry and exit, even when there is no uncertainty and all firms are ex ante identical with perfectforesight....
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We study a model of collective decision making with endogenous information collection.Agents collect information about … decision is made. The reason for this result is that communicationmay aggravate the free-rider problem associated with …
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successfully but nevertheless lost public support, and vice versa. We show that learning dynamics can rationalize this apparent … identity (reform winner or loser?) more pessimistic about their chances of benefiting from the reform. Consequently, learning …
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learning strategy will be used, because each performs better when it is less popular. Despite that, clustering may occur if … players choose their learning strategy on the basis of largely similar information. Finally, on average players will play Hawk …
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Different theories of expectation formation and learning usually yield different outcomes for realized market prices in … dynamic models. The purpose of this paper is to investigate expectation formation and learning in a controlled experimental …
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We develop a theoretical framework for studying the effects of interaction on the quaJity of decision-making by …
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serial correlation in wage increases and promotion rates that employer learning about the worker's ability might be important …
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. Subjects are less likely to make conditionally optimal production decision for given forecasts in treatment 3) where the …
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As part of the Kyoto Protocol, many countries have committed themselves tosubstantially reduce the emission of greenhouse gases within a politically imposed timeconstraint. Investment subsidies can be an important instrument to stimulate the adoption ofenergy-saving technologies to achieve...
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We study two aspects of globalization. It allows a decision-maker to go beyond his own local experience and to learn … from other decision-makers in addressing common problems. This improves the identification and diffusion of best practices …. It also provides extra information to `markets' that evaluate decision-makers: comparisons become possible. We identify …
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