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When was Coase right?

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This paper explores the conditions under which there is "Coasian independence" between the assignment of property right and efficient allocation of resources.

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  • Bergstrom, Ted, 2017. "When was Coase right?," University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series qt6136k9kh, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara.
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    4. Steven G. Medema, 2020. "The Coase Theorem at Sixty," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 58(4), pages 1045-1128, December.

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