2018
Product quality, incomplete contract and the product cycle
Publication
Publication
International Review of Economics and Finance , Volume 53 p. 160- 167
According to the traditional theory of product cycle, firms in the North usually produce goods by themselves when the goods are relatively new, but later move production to the South after they become mature. But why do some firms choose intrafirm production transfer before arm's length transfer, while others choose to skip the stage of intrafirm transfer and go straight to arm's length transfer? By introducing product quality into the incomplete-contract framework of the product cycle, we show that more capable firms choose high-quality intermediate inputs, produce high-quality products, and choose intrafirm transfer before arm's length. Conversely, less capable firms choose the latter in the product cycle.
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Firm boundaries, Incomplete contract, Outsourcing, Product cycle, Product quality | |
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2017.10.003 | |
International Review of Economics and Finance | |
Organisation | Department of Economics |
He, H. (Huanlang), & Yu, Z. (2018). Product quality, incomplete contract and the product cycle. International Review of Economics and Finance, 53, 160–167. doi:10.1016/j.iref.2017.10.003
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