Optimal search from multiple distributions with infinite horizon

Jean-Michel Benkert, Igor Letina and Georg Nöldeke

No 262, ECON - Working Papers from Department of Economics - University of Zurich

Abstract: With infinite horizon, optimal rules for sequential search from a known distribution feature a constant reservation value that is independent of whether recall of past options is possible. We extend this result to the the case when there are multiple distributions to choose from: it is optimal to sample from the same distribution in every period and to continue searching until a constant reservation value is reached.

Keywords: Optimal search; search intensity; infinite horizon; recall (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-09, Revised 2017-12
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