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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Asymmetric Learning"”.
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Essays in macroeconomics, corporate finance, and social learning
… will be released without delay. This produces asymmetric learning dynamics for the economy, with gradual booms and rapid recessions. In a boom the belief about the aggregate state increases, information is pushed off into the future, and learning is slow. In a recession the belief is falling, …
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Three Essays on Employer Learning and Statistical Discrimination
… consists of three essays studying employer learning and statistical discrimination of young workers in the U.S. labor market. The first chapter outlines the dissertation by discussing the motivations, methods, and research findings.<br /><br />Chapter two develops a framework that nests both …
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Towards effective use of climate forecasts in agricultural decision making: Bridging the gap between modeling and empirical studies
… of forecasts especially when farmers’ rate of learning from their own experiences is low. Finally, this dissertation investigates the role of institutional interventions (namely crop insurance and crop price) in the value of improved seasonal forecasts. This is investigated by developing an …