Asset specificity and the structure of vertical relationships: Empirical evidence

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 95-117

  Joskow, Paul L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 67649103562     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jleo.a036950     Document Type: Article

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