An Experimental Investigation of Price Dispersion and Cycles
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- Timothy N. Cason & Daniel Friedman & Ed Hopkins, 2020. "An Experimental Investigation of Price Dispersion and Cycles," Purdue University Economics Working Papers 1324, Purdue University, Department of Economics.
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- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
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