Experimental evidence of the relationship between reading the fine print and performance of form-contract terms

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 124-141

  Eigen, Zev J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

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EID: 84857615260     PISSN: 09324569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1628/093245612799440050     Document Type: Article

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