The perception and measurement of transaction costs

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-145

  Buckley, Peter J ^a   Chapman, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000983168     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.cje.a013663     Document Type: Article

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