The value of ignorance

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 339-354

  Kessler, Anke S ^a  

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EID: 0032364896     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2555892     Document Type: Article

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