Product defects and the value of the firm in Japan: The impact of the product liability law

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-64

  Takaoka, Sumiko ^a  

^a SEIKEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 33645300082     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498835     Document Type: Review

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