Transaction costs, regulation, and subcontracting at nuclear power plants

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 369-381

  Jensen, J Bradford ^a   Rothwell, Geoffrey S ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nuclear power plants; Subcontracting; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040685938     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(98)00101-2     Document Type: Article

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