The xistence of definitional economics-Stigler's and Leibenstein's war of the words

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 161-178

  Freedman, Craig ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allocative efficiency; Leibenstein; Stigler; X efficiency

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0036193009     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/26.2.161     Document Type: Article

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