Does contract disclosure matter?

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-119

  Marotta Wurgler, Florencia ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

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EID: 84857510160     PISSN: 09324569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1628/093245612799440122     Document Type: Article

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