A general framework for rational learning in social networks

Theoretical Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-40

  Mueller Frank, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common knowledge; Consensus; Learning; Optimal information aggregation; Social networks; Speed of convergence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872705390     PISSN: 19336837     EISSN: 15557561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/TE1015     Document Type: Article

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