Abuse of authority and hierarchical communication

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 224-244

  Friebel, Guido ^a   Raith, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 4444294854     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1593689     Document Type: Article

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