Asymmetric information and the law of servitudes governing land

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-120

  Dnes, Antony ^a   Lueck, Dean ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 62749140073     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/590067     Document Type: Article

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