Embeddedness and price formation in the corporate law market

American Sociological Review

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 319-344

  Uzzi, Brian ^a   Lancaster, Ryon ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEGISLATION; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICE DYNAMICS;

EID: 4143077042     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240406900301     Document Type: Article

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