Legal realism for economists

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 191-211

  Stephenson, Matthew C ^a  

^a HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 70350766230     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.23.2.191     Document Type: Article

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