The evolution of common law

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-68

  Gennaioli, Nicola ^a   Shleifer, Andrei ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODEL; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 33947543798     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/511996     Document Type: Article

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