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Moral Hazard and the Market for Used Automobiles

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  • Wayne Dunham, 2003. "Moral Hazard and the Market for Used Automobiles," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 23(1), pages 65-83, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:revind:v:23:y:2003:i:1:p:65-83
    DOI: 10.1023/B:REIO.0000005630.49071.4a
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