Contracting in Supply Chains: A Laboratory Investigation

Elena Katok
Elena Katok
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Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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Diana Yan Wu
Diana Yan Wu
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School of Business, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045
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Elena Katok

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Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802

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Diana Yan Wu

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School of Business, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045

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Published Online:16 Oct 2009https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1090.1089

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