Are "pay now, terms later" contracts worse for buyers? Evidence from software license agreements

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 309-343

  Marotta Wurgler, Florencia ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70349558593     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/596040     Document Type: Article

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