Secrecy and safety

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1074-1091

  Daughety, Andrew F ^a   Reinganum, Jennifer F ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 29544441566     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828054825673     Document Type: Review

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