Grossman-Hart (1986) Goes Global: Incomplete Contracts, Property Rights, and the International Organization of Production

Pol Antras

No 17470, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: I survey the influence of Grossman and Hart's (1986) seminal paper in the field of International Trade. I discuss the implementation of the theory in open-economy environments and its implications for the international organization of production and the structure of international trade flows. I also review empirical work suggestive of the empirical relevance of the property-rights theory. Along the way, I develop novel theoretical results and also outline some of the key limitations of existing contributions.

JEL-codes: D23 F10 F12 F14 F21 F23 L22 L23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-09
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Published as Pol Antràs, 2014. "Grossman–Hart (1986) Goes Global: Incomplete Contracts, Property Rights, and the International Organization of Production," Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, Oxford University Press, vol. 30(suppl_1), pages i118-i175.

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