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Trilateral Contract and the Hold-up Problem

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  • Regine Oexl

    (Università di Padova)

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We present a novel solution for the hold up problem, when more than two parties are involved. The case we consider is a company selling identical products to two buyers that have a common interest in inducing the seller to make a quality enhancing investment. We show that a trilateral contract may provide the correct incentives to restore optimal efficiency. The contract induces a coalition proof Nash equilibrium and holds under complete as well as incomplete information. The extension to more than two buyers is straightforward.

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  • Regine Oexl, 2011. "Trilateral Contract and the Hold-up Problem," "Marco Fanno" Working Papers 0126, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno".
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    Multilateral Contract; Trilateral Contract; Hold-up Problem.;
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    • L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design

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