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Cost overrun is ubiquitous in public procurement. We argue that this can be the result of a constraint optimal award procedure when the procurer cannot commit not to renegotiate. If cost differences are more pronounced for more complex designs, it is optimal to fix a simple design ex ante and to...
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This paper analyzes the renegotiation problem in the context of public-private partnership projects. Utilizing a game …-theoretic approach, an equilibrium is found in which the government finds that accepting renegotiation can be efficient. A first … deciding about renegotiation. A second more theoretical indicator is derived to analyze the economic and financial variables …
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Contracts adopted with later renegotiation in mind may take simple forms. In a principal-agent model, if renegotiation … may occur after the agent chooses efforet, the principal protects against unfavorable renegotiation by "selling the … contract must be a sales contract if the principal's renegotiation position will be inherently inferior in the sense that (a …
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provisions in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation, its challenges and opportunities. The critical … continuity through a process of renegotiation among the three partners. The method used is the critical analysis based mainly in … opportunities for SMEs. Finally, the analysis establish some possible scenarios post-NAFTA renegotiation and some strategic …
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Free trade can often lead to resource depletion, such as deforestation in the tropics. This paper first presents a dynamic model whereby the South (S) depletes to export the extracted units (timber) or the produce (beef) from land available after depletion. Because of the damages, the North...
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incomplete and shaped by ex-post renegotiation. The financing of innovative firms must balance two goals. On the one hand, since … renegotiation, embeds a "put option" into the firm's capital structure. The put is exercised when liquidation is efficient, and it …
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contract renegotiation is a powerful tool for incentive provision, despite the stationarity of the environment. Continuation … contracts are renegotiated away. This form of anticipated renegotiation results in welfare improvements over outcomes attainable … shown to satisfy various concepts of renegotiation-proofness. …
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The relevance of present consumption bias on personal finance has been confirmed in several studies and has important theoretical and practical implications. It has important, measurable implications when analyzing commitment or self-control, adherence to healthy habits (e.g. exercising or...
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renegotiation, potentially undermining the credibility of cooperative strategies. To explore this issue, this paper experimentally …
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We develop a sovereign default model with debt renegotiation in which interest-rate shocks affect default incentives … the 1982 Mexican default, which followed a large increase in US interest rates. Our novel renegotiation mechanism is key …
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