Co-specific investments, hold-up and self-enforcing contracts

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 457-470

  Koss, P A ^a   Eaton, B Curtis ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hold up; Self enforcing contracts; Specific investments

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031094105     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(96)00031-5     Document Type: Article

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