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Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm
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OLIVER D. HART; Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Volume 4, Issue 1, 1 March 1988, Pages 119–139
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- Venue
- The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1988
- ISSN
- 1465-7341 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1760593174
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- 627
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- FWCI
- 17.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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