Product recall and liability

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-136

  Hua, Xinyu ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

K13; L15

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952160622     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewp024     Document Type: Article

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