Consumer product safety regulation in the United States and the United Kingdom: The case of bicycles

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 148-164

  Magat, Wesley A ^a   Moore, Michael J ^a  

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EID: 0030555262     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2555796     Document Type: Article

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