Defense Acquisition: New Insights from Transaction Cost Economics∗

∗ We are grateful to the editors of this journal, participants at the RAND sessions of theWestern Economic Association meetings, and colleagues at the Naval Postgraduate School for many helpful comments and suggestions.We would specifically like to thank our colleagues Dr Keith Snyder, John Dillard and Admiral James Greene of the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy for research sponsorship and for organizing a yearly Acquisition Research Symposium where we were invited to present this work. The usual disclaimers apply.

Abstract

∗ We are grateful to the editors of this journal, participants at the RAND sessions of theWestern Economic Association meetings, and colleagues at the Naval Postgraduate School for many helpful comments and suggestions.We would specifically like to thank our colleagues Dr Keith Snyder, John Dillard and Admiral James Greene of the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy for research sponsorship and for organizing a yearly Acquisition Research Symposium where we were invited to present this work. The usual disclaimers apply.

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∗ We are grateful to the editors of this journal, participants at the RAND sessions of theWestern Economic Association meetings, and colleagues at the Naval Postgraduate School for many helpful comments and suggestions.We would specifically like to thank our colleagues Dr Keith Snyder, John Dillard and Admiral James Greene of the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy for research sponsorship and for organizing a yearly Acquisition Research Symposium where we were invited to present this work. The usual disclaimers apply.