Intelligence failures: An organizational economics perspective

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 151-170

  Garicano, Luis ^a,b   Posner, Richard A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33645835694     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/089533005775196723     Document Type: Review

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