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Learning Dynamics Based on Social Comparisons

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  • Drew Fudenberg
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  • Juan I Block & Drew Fudenberg & David K Levine, 2017. "Learning Dynamics Based on Social Comparisons," Levine's Working Paper Archive 786969000000001375, David K. Levine.
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