The optimal duration of a supply contract balances the costs of re-selecting a supplier against the costs of being … matched to an inefficient supplier when the contract lasts too long. I develop a structural model of contract duration that …

Multinational companies reduce their global effective tax rate by converting manufacturing subsidiaries into "contract …

Organic food products are excellent candidates for contract production and marketing because they are produced using a … the extent of contracting, the rationale for using contracts, and contract design for select commodities. The central …

asymmetry are important determinants of contract design. Asymmetric information between buyers and suppliers leads to shorter …

–RS contract to improve performance. We find that, compared with decentralized options, CS and RS contracts achieve a higher level … contracts, neither can fully coordinate the supply chain. The proposed hybrid CS-RS contract allows the manufacturer to share …