The rules of standard-setting organizations: An empirical analysis

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 905-930

  Chiao, Benjamin ^a   Lerner, Josh ^b   Tirole, Jean ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 41749102675     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0741-6261.2007.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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