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Learning by experience and learning by imitating successful others

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  • Offerman, Theo & Sonnemans, Joep, 1998. "Learning by experience and learning by imitating successful others," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 34(4), pages 559-575, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jeborg:v:34:y:1998:i:4:p:559-575
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