The value of waiting in lawmaking

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-148

  Parisi, Francesco ^a   Fon, Vincy ^b   Ghei, Nita ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c School of Law   (United States)

Author keywords

legal innovation; legislation; optimal timing; regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 6344243057     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJLE.0000045078.39957.4d     Document Type: Article

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