Fixed-rent contracts and investment incentives. A comparative analysis of English tenant right

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-82

  Garrido, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agrarian contracts; Compensation for improvements; England; Fixed rent; Landlords; Property rights; Tenant right

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650736264     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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