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Retail Contracting: Theory and Practice

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Lafontaine, F.
Slade, M.

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We summarize a number of regularities that arise in the empirical literature on contractual relationships between manufacturers and their exclusive resellers. We do this by using studies of traditional and business-format-franchise relationships, as well as studies of sales- force-integration decisions.

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Paper provided by Universite Aix-Marseille III in its series G.R.E.Q.A.M. with number 96b09.

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Keywords: COSTS SALES CONTRACTS MORAL HAZARD

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L20 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - General
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