Persuasion bias, social influence, and unidimensional opinions

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 909-968

  DeMarzo, Peter M ^a   Vayanos, Dimitri ^b   Zwiebel, Jeffrey ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0042863218     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/00335530360698469     Document Type: Review

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