Courts of law and unforeseen contingencies

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 662-684

  Anderlini, Luca ^a   Felli, Leonardo ^b   Postlewaite, Andrew ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 34548242856     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewm017     Document Type: Article

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