Time is of the essence: The idea of the corollary of the coase theorem and a possible application

Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 224-232

  Lai, Lawrence W C ^a   Yung, P ^a   Ho, Eric C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MACHINERY; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; PROPERTY RIGHTS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSACTION COST;

EID: 38149053009     PISSN: 09170553     EISSN: 1467940X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-940X.2007.00133.x     Document Type: Article

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