Dynamic choice under ambiguity

Theoretical Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 379-421

  Siniscalchi, Marciano ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Consistent planing; Value of information

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052637442     PISSN: 19336837     EISSN: 15557561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/TE571     Document Type: Article

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