Forfeiture of illegal gains, attempts, and implied risk preferences

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 137-153

  Mungan, Murat C ^a   Klick, Jonathan ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84897142462     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/675351     Document Type: Article

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