Naïve learning in social networks and the wisdom of crowds

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 112-149

  Golub, Benjamin ^a   Jackson, Matthew O ^b,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 85017138638     PISSN: 19457669     EISSN: 19457685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mic.2.1.112     Document Type: Article

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