Are Sunspots Learnable? An Experimental Investigation in a Simple General-Equilibrium Model
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Economic models;JEL classification:
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
- G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General
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