Chinatown revisited: Owens Valley and Los Angeles - Bargaining costs and fairness perceptions of the first major water rights exchange

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 311-338

  Libecap, Gary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 71949099958     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewn006     Document Type: Article

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