Optimal information disclosure

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 949-987

  Rayo, Luis ^a   Segal, Ilya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; PROFITABILITY;

EID: 79951597954     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657922     Document Type: Article

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