Signaling in retrospect and the informational structure of markets

American Economic Review

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 434-459

  Spence, Michael ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037893445     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/00028280260136200     Document Type: Review

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