Fast or Rational? A Response-Times Study of Bayesian Updating

Anja Achtziger
Anja Achtziger
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Department of Social Sciences, Zeppelin University, D-88045 Friedrichshafen, Germany
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Carlos Alós-Ferrer
Carlos Alós-Ferrer
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Department of Economics, University of Cologne, D-50923 Cologne, Germany
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Anja Achtziger

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Department of Social Sciences, Zeppelin University, D-88045 Friedrichshafen, Germany

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Carlos Alós-Ferrer

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Department of Economics, University of Cologne, D-50923 Cologne, Germany

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Published Online:23 Oct 2013https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2013.1793

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Received:August 05, 2012
Accepted:June 28, 2013
Published Online:October 23, 2013

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