Common learning with intertemporal dependence

Common learning with intertemporal dependence

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Article ID: iaor20131240
Volume: 42
Issue: 1
Start Page Number: 55
End Page Number: 98
Publication Date: Feb 2013
Journal: International Journal of Game Theory
Authors: , , ,
Keywords: learning
Abstract:

Consider two agents who learn the value of an unknown parameter by observing a sequence of private signals. Will the agents commonly learn the value of the parameter, i.e., will the true value of the parameter become approximate common‐knowledge? If the signals are independent and identically distributed across time (but not necessarily across agents), the answer is yes (Cripps et al., 2008). This paper explores the implications of allowing the signals to be dependent over time. We present a counterexample showing that even extremely simple time dependence can preclude common learning, and present sufficient conditions for common learning.

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