Why personal ties cannot be bought

American Economic Review

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 261-264

  Casella, Alessandra ^d,e,f   Hanaki, Nobuyuki ^g   Autor, David ^a   Fernandez, Roberto ^a   Loury, Glenn ^b   Weinberg, Bruce ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e OREQAM ^*  (United States)

^f NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

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EID: 33744509147     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282806777212341     Document Type: Conference Paper

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