Convergence of learning algorithms without a projection facility

Journal of Mathematical Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-86

  Evans, George W ^a   Honkapohja, Seppo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

C62; D83; D84; Noisy sunspot equilibria; Rational expectations; Stochastic approximation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040685865     PISSN: 03044068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4068(97)00023-2     Document Type: Article

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