Coming to the Nuisance: An Economic Analysis from an Incomplete Contracts Perspective

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 491-516

  Pitchford, Rohan ^a   Snyder, Christopher M ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0344081245     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewg018     Document Type: Review

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