Breakup of Repeat Transaction Contracts, Specific Investment, and Efficient Rent-Seeking
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Keywords
Repeat transaction trade; contract breakup; specific investment; hold-up; rent-seeking; installment contracts; compliance standards; breach of contract;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D86 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Economics of Contract Law
- K12 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Contract Law
- L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BEC-2008-03-01 (Business Economics)
- NEP-LAW-2008-03-01 (Law and Economics)
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