Herd behavior, the "penguin effect," and the suppression of informational diffusion: An analysis of informational externalities and payoff interdependency

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 407-425

  Choi, Jay Pil ^a  

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EID: 0040007877     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2556022     Document Type: Article

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