An Experimental Test of Advice and Social Learning

Boğaçhan Çelen
Boğaçhan Çelen
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Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027
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Shachar Kariv
Shachar Kariv
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Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720
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Andrew Schotter
Andrew Schotter
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Department of Economics, New York University, New York, New York 10012
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Boğaçhan Çelen

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Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027

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Shachar Kariv

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Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720

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Andrew Schotter

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Department of Economics, New York University, New York, New York 10012

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Published Online:3 Sep 2010https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1100.1228

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Received:April 03, 2009
Accepted:February 28, 2010
Published Online:September 03, 2010

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