Organization and incentives in the age of sail

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 317-341

  Benjamin, Daniel K ^a   Thornberg, Christopher ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

British navy; Hierarchy; Military; Privateer; Prize; Promotion; Sail; Tournament; Wages; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247374385     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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