Inframarginal analysis of division of labor: A survey

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-174

  Cheng, Wenli ^a   Yang, Xiaokai ^b  

^a Law and Economics Consulting Group   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 4544288641     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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