Does complexity reduce coordination?

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 447-452

  Parkhurst, Gregory M ^a   Shogren, Jason F ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 22144488852     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850500092400     Document Type: Article

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