The ecological and civil mainsprings of property: An experimental economic history of whalers' rules of capture

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 617-656

  Wilson, Bart J ^a   Jaworski, Taylor ^b   Schurter, Karl E ^c   Smyth, Andrew ^d  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84863109771     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewr024     Document Type: Article

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