empirical literature on franchising, mostly due to data limitations. We exploit a newly assembled data set that allows us not … only to describe the contracting practices of US and Canadian franchisors in Mexico but, most importantly, to compare them … agreements in Mexico compared to their home market. Our empirical results confirm hypotheses derived from the theories …

fixed fee component of the contract; (4) There is no evidence that franchisors use franchising more or less in Mexico … literature on franchising to date, largely because of lack of data. We exploit a novel data set that allows us to describe the … contracts offered by a number of US and Canadian franchisors operating in Mexico and also compare them to contracts employed at …

empirical literature on franchising, mostly due to data limitations. We exploit a newly assembled data set that allows us not … only to describe the contracting practices of US and Canadian franchisors in Mexico but, most importantly, to compare them … agreements in Mexico compared to their home market. Our empirical results confirm hypotheses derived from the theories …

franchising in these industries, using new data on franchising collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. We then discuss several topics …

Franchisors simultaneously operate outlets under two distinct incentive schemes: franchising and company ownership …