When does defection pay?: The stability of institutional arrangements in clusters

Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-84

  Press, Kerstin ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Clusters; Local culture; N K model

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249057476     PISSN: 1860711X     EISSN: 18607128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11403-007-0019-x     Document Type: Article

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