Impetuous youngsters and jaded old-timers: Acquiring a reputation for learning

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1105-1134

  Prendergast, Canice ^a,b   Stole, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0000033632     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/262055     Document Type: Article

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