Learning by doing and the value of optimal experimentation

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 501-534

  Wieland, Volker ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian learning; C44; C60; D81; D82; Dynamic programming; Experimentation; Learning by doing; Optimal control with unknown parameters

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006250951     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1889(99)00015-9     Document Type: Article

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