Beauty contests and iterated expectations in asset markets

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 719-752

  Allen, Franklin ^a   Morris, Stephen ^b   Shin, Hyun Song ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33646922090     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhj036     Document Type: Article

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