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The unsolved Hayekian knowledge problem in behavioral economics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2021

Mario J. Rizzo  and
Glen Whitman
Mario J. Rizzo*
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, New York University, New York, NY, USA
Glen Whitman
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, New York University, New York, NY, USA Department of Economics, California State University, Northridge, CA, USA
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*Correspondence to: E-mail: mario.rizzo@nyu.edu
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Behavioural Public Policy , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , January 2023 , pp. 199 - 211
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