When are cartels stable contracts?

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 241-283

  Dick, Andrew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030527182     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/467349     Document Type: Article

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