Judicial fact discretion

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-35

  Gennaioli, Nicola ^a   Shleifer, Andrei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 47749091642     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588266     Document Type: Article

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