Updating Beliefs with Ambiguous Evidence: Implications for Polarization
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JEL classification:
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CTA-2013-06-16 (Contract Theory & Applications)
- NEP-MIC-2013-06-16 (Microeconomics)
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