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Overconfidence and Informational Cascades

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    1. Jacob K. Goeree & Thomas R. Palfrey & Brian W. Rogers & Richard D. McKelvey, 2007. "Self-Correcting Information Cascades," Review of Economic Studies, Oxford University Press, vol. 74(3), pages 733-762.
    2. Said, Farah & Afzal, Uzma & Turner, Ginger, 2015. "Risk taking and risk learning after a rare event: Evidence from a field experiment in Pakistan," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 118(C), pages 167-183.
    3. Swank, Otto H., 2010. "Why are junior doctors reluctant to consult attending physicians?," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 29(2), pages 317-324, March.
    4. Otto H. Swank, 2009. "Why Are Residents Reluctant to Consult Attending Physicians?," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 09-042/1, Tinbergen Institute.
    5. Strassmair, Christina, 2009. "Can intentions spoil the kindness of a gift? - An experimental study," Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems 302, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich.

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