Contracts and quality in the California winegrape industry

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 267-282

  Goodhue, Rachael E ^a   Heien, Dale M ^a   Lee, Hyunok ^a   Sumner, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contract choice; Contract design; Quality; Wine

Indexed keywords

FOOD INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; SUBCONTRACTING;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344619875     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:REIO.0000031371.03322.9e     Document Type: Article

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