Procurement when price and quality matter

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-34

  Asker, John ^a   Cantillon, Estelle ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

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EID: 74949107484     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-2171.2009.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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