Would rational voters acquire costly information?

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DOI10.1016/j.jet.2005.02.005zbMath1132.91400OpenAlexW1994684763WikidataQ56226517 ScholiaQ56226517MaRDI QIDQ2496787

César Martinelli

Publication date: 20 July 2006

Published in: Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jet.2005.02.005




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