The core disagreement between Pigou, the profession, and Coase in the analyses of the externality question

@article{Demsetz1996TheCD,
  title={The core disagreement between Pigou, the profession, and Coase in the analyses of the externality question},
  author={Harold Demsetz},
  journal={European Journal of Political Economy},
  year={1996},
  volume={12},
  pages={565-579}
}
  • H. Demsetz
  • Published 1 December 1996
  • Economics
  • European Journal of Political Economy
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