Product-use information and the limits of voluntary disclosure

American Law and Economics Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 235-270

  Bar Gill, Oren ^a   Board, Oliver ^a  

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

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EID: 84859750873     PISSN: 14657252     EISSN: 14657260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aler/ahr021     Document Type: Article

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