The new institutional economics and the theory of behaviour under uncertainty

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-131

  Dequech, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Institutions; New institutional economics; Rationality; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 29444454135     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2004.03.012     Document Type: Article

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