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Information Frictions, Belief Updating and Internal Migration: Evidence from Ghana and Uganda

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  • Frohnweiler, Sarah
  • Beber, Bernd
  • Ebert, Cara

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  • Frohnweiler, Sarah & Beber, Bernd & Ebert, Cara, 2023. "Information Frictions, Belief Updating and Internal Migration: Evidence from Ghana and Uganda," VfS Annual Conference 2023 (Regensburg): Growth and the "sociale Frage" 277583, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
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    1. Alexander Coutts, 2019. "Good news and bad news are still news: experimental evidence on belief updating," Experimental Economics, Springer;Economic Science Association, vol. 22(2), pages 369-395, June.
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    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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