The Boundaries of the Firm Revisited

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 73-94

  Holmström, Bengt ^a   Roberts, John ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0009828672     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.12.4.73     Document Type: Article

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