An economic model of whistle-blower policy

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 157-182

  Heyes, Anthony ^a,b   Kapur, Sandeep ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 64749102265     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewm049     Document Type: Article

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