Capacity constraints and the dynamics of underwriting profits

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 442-457

  Higgins, Matthew L ^a   Thistle, Paul D ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 0034410160     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2000.tb00028.x     Document Type: Article

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