Moral hazard, asset specificity, implicit bonding, and compensation: The case of franchising

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 544-554

  Wimmer, Bradley S ^a   Garen, John E ^b  

^a FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 0031504845     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1997.tb02031.x     Document Type: Article

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