Standardization as a solution to the reading costs of form contracts

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-44

  Wickelgren, Abraham L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 79952208502     PISSN: 09324569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1628/093245611794656552     Document Type: Article

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