Vertical Integration, Appropriable Rents, and the Competitive Contracting Process

Klein, Benjamin, Crawford, Robert G., Alchian, Armen A.·1978·The Journal of Law and Economics

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Authors: Klein, B., Crawford, R. G., & Alchian, A. A.
Venue: The Journal of Law and Economics
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1978-10
Volume: 21
Issue: 2
Pages: 297-326
ISSN: 0022-2186 (ISSN-L)
1537-5285
DOI: 10.1086/466922
OpenAlex: W2043593255
Cited by: 5,791
References: 0
FWCI: 49.51
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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