The allocation of authority under limited liability
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- Kerstin Puschke, "undated". "The Allocation of Authority under Limited Liability," Papers 029, Departmental Working Papers.
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"Externalities, communication and the allocation of decision rights,"
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Authority; Decision Rights; Incomplete Contracts;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
- L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
- L24 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Contracting Out; Joint Ventures
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