Reputation in the Internet black market: An empirical and theoretical analysis of the Deep Web

Journal of Institutional Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 515-529

  Hardy, Robert Augustus ^a   Norgaard, Julia R ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84946120283     PISSN: 17441374     EISSN: 17441382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744137415000454     Document Type: Article

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