The Intrinsic Value of Decision Rights

Econometrica

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2005-2039

  Bartling, Björn ^a   Fehr, Ernst ^a   Herz, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

authority; private benefits of control; Decision rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919650570     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA11573     Document Type: Article

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