Rational Learning and Bounded Learning in the Diffusion of Policy Innovations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5917573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Covadonga Meseguer (0000-0002-8469-3988, Juan March Institute, Spain, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-66 |
| Publication date | 2006-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rationality and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1043-4631 • E-ISSN: 1461-7358 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1043463106060152 |
| OpenAlex | W2095896014 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 77 |
| References cited | 19 |
In political science, rational learning and bounded learning are commonly studied as two opposing theories of policy choice. In this article, I use a rational learning approach to reach conclusions about bounded learning, showing that the two theories are not necessarily incompatible. By examining a rational learning model and the decisions of a set of developing countries to open up their trade regimes, I show that countries are particularly influenced by the choices of neighbouring countries and by particularly successful policy experiences. These are two typical contentions of the bounded learning literature. I argue that bounded learning and rational learning yield the same results as soon as one drops the rational learning assumption that there are zero costs to gathering new information. I use the discussion on rational learning versus bounded learning as a basis for exploring more general issues concerning the diffusion of policy innovations
Bounded function · Bounded rationality · Econometrics · Economics · Management · Mathematical economics · Positive economics · Rational expectations · Rational planning model · Computer Science · International Development and Aid · Mathematics · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Artificial Intelligence
Diffusion and adaptation
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The Scope of European Union Influence
Theorizing Interorganizational Influence from the European Union
The Dependent Variable ‘RO institutionalization’
Summary Statistics
Interorganizational Diffusion in International Relations
Conditional Diffusion
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Types of learning and varieties of innovation
Problems (and solutions) in the measurement of policy diffusion mechanisms
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Systematising Policy Learning
EU normative power and regionalism
Persistent Policy Pathways
Look to S weden
Local Leaders' Informal Networks and Policy Tourism
Learning From Success
Neglected Faces of Europeanization
What about non-diffusion? The effect of competitiveness in policy-comparative diffusion research
Visibility and facticity in policy diffusion
A social network perspective on the interaction between policy bubbles
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Institutional pioneers in world politics
When the Claim Hits
Policy Diffusion at the Local Level
After the Punctuation
Failures
Policy and Political Learning
Policy Diffusion
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Policy change and learning
Theories of “bad policy”
The lessons of learning
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Policy Learning and Failure
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| Unique citing works | 77 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,05 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 76 |