Distinguishing informational cascades from herd behavior in the laboratory

American Economic Review

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 484-498

  Çelen, Boǧaçhan ^a   Kariv, Shachar ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 4043121112     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828041464461     Document Type: Article

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