In this paper, we revisit the problem of search with learning about the price distribution, as introduced by Rothschild (1974). For searchers with Dirichlet priors, we develop a novel characterization of the optimal search behavior. The advantage of our solution relative to the characterization...

With the application of dynamic spatial panel model under China's decentralization framework, this paper elaborates the impacts of the “horizontal strategic interaction” among local governments, as well as the “vertical common reaction” between central and local governments, on the...