International outsourcing and incomplete contracts

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1107-1135

  Spencer, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODELING; OUTSOURCING; TRADE RELATIONS;

EID: 29244442297     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-4085.2005.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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