Learning, private information, and the economic evaluation of randomized experiments

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 997-1040

  Chan, Tat Y ^a   Hamilton, Barton H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE TREATMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LEARNING;

EID: 33846504957     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508239     Document Type: Article

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