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The Use of Public Opinions to Pursue Collective Actions

August 26, 2017

The problem of optimally aggregating diverse opinions together to achieve the best result available is hardly new.

The Influence of Experts on Crowds Success and Diversity

June 25, 2016

Inspired by the wonderful talks I am listening to in these days at ICCSS2016 and by the recent outcome of the UK referendum, I was wondering how the opinions of experts and news can influence the population.
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