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Two parties sign a contract but before they fully perform they modify the contract. Should courts enforce the modified … to write a contract that is robust to hold-up or that makes the facts relevant to modification verifiable. But … contract technology, e.g., the use of liquidated damages, to ensure commitment are disfavored by courts and subject to …
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We develop an equilibrium model of industrial structure in which the organization of firms is endogenous. Differentiated consumer products can be produced either by vertically integrated firms or by pairs of specialized companies. Production of each variety of consumer good requires a unique,...
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contract. Still, agents tend to resolve conflicts up-front by writing more complete initial contracts. A more complete contract …
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We propose a model of trade agreements in which contracting is costly, and as a consequence the optimal agreement may be incomplete. In spite of its simplicity, the model yields rich predictions on the structure of the optimal trade agreement and how this depends on the fundamentals of the...
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argument is the written contract and whose value is another contract, the interpreted contract, which is what actually governs …
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We propose a theory of international agreements on product standards. The key feature of the model is that agreements are viewed as incomplete contracts. In particular, these do not specify standards for products that may arise in the future. One potential remedy to contractual incompleteness is...
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also find that contract length and the frequency of rigidity clauses increases in political contestability and closer to …
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relational contract models to the data. We then discuss the relationship between relational contracting and firms' performance …
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employment contract. Each period the employer makes an irrevocable wage offer to the worker who then chooses an effort level. UK …
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Post-communist countries offer new evidence on the relative importance of courts and relationships in enforcing contracts. Belief in the effectiveness of courts has a significant positive effect on the level of trust shown in new relationships between firms and their customers. Well-functioning...
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