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Francine Lafontaine

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First Name:Francine
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Last Name:Lafontaine
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RePEc Short-ID:pla92
http://laf.bus.umich.edu
Ross School of Business University of Michigan 701 Tappan Street Ann Arbor MI 48109
734-647-4915
Terminal Degree:1988 Vancouver School of Economics; University of British Columbia (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

Department of Business Economics and Public Policy
Ross School of Business
University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan (United States)
http://michiganross.umich.edu/faculty-research/areas-of-study/business-economics-public-policy
RePEc:edi:dbumius (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Francine Lafontaine & Marek Zapletal & Xu Zhang, 2017. "Brighter Prospects? Assessing the Franchise Advantage using Census Data," Working Papers 17-21, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau.
  2. Francine Lafontaine & Rozenn Perrigot & Nathan E. Wilson, 2017. "The Quality of Institutions and Organizational Form Decisions: Evidence from Within the Firm," Post-Print halshs-01615109, HAL.
  3. Francine Lafontaine & Kathryn Shaw, 2014. "Serial Entrepreneurship: Learning by Doing?," NBER Working Papers 20312, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  4. Brianna Cardiff-Hicks & Francine Lafontaine & Kathryn Shaw, 2014. "Do Large Modern Retailers Pay Premium Wages?," NBER Working Papers 20313, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  5. Ying Fan & Kai-Uwe Kühn & Francine Lafontaine, 2013. "Financial Constraints and Moral Hazard: The Case of Franchising," CESifo Working Paper Series 4474, CESifo.
  6. Kai-Uwe Kuhn & Francine Lafontaine & Ying Fan, 2013. "Financial Constraints and Franchising Decisions," 2013 Meeting Papers 933, Society for Economic Dynamics.
  7. N. Wilson & F. Lafontaine & Rozenn Perrigot, 2009. "The Effect of Regulatory Uncertainty on Organizational Form Decisions: Evidence from Within the Firm," Post-Print halshs-00422321, HAL.
  8. R. Kosova & F. Lafontaine & Rozenn Perrigot, 2008. "Organizational Form and Performance: Evidence from the Hotel Industry," Post-Print halshs-00422334, HAL.
  9. Lafontaine, Francine & Slade, Margaret, 2007. "Vertical Integration and Firm Boundaries: The Evidence," Economic Research Papers 269756, University of Warwick - Department of Economics.
  10. Renata Kosova & Francine Lafontaine, 2006. "Firm Survival and Growth in Retail and Service Industries: Evidence from Franchised Chains," Working Papers 0007, School of Business, The George Washington University.
  11. Francine Lafontaine & Emmanuel Raynaud, 2002. "The Role of Residual Claims and Self-Enforcement in Franchise Contracting," NBER Working Papers 8868, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  12. Francine Lafontaine & Scott E. Masten, 2002. "Contracting in the Absence of Specific Investments and Moral Hazard: Understanding Carrier-Driver Relations in U.S. Trucking," NBER Working Papers 8859, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  13. Francine Lafontaine & Joanne Oxley, 2001. "International Franchising: Evidence from US and Canadian Franchisors in Mexico," NBER Working Papers 8179, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  14. Francine Lafontaine & Kathryn L. Shaw, 2001. "Targeting Managerial Control: Evidence from Franchising," NBER Working Papers 8416, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  15. Francine Lafontaine & Margaret E. Slade, 1998. "Incentive Contracting and the Franchise Decision," NBER Working Papers 6544, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  16. Francine Lafontaine & Kathryn L. Shaw, 1996. "The Dynamics of Franchise Contracting: Evidence from Panel Data," NBER Working Papers 5585, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  17. Lafontaine, F. & Slade, M., 1996. "Retail Contracting: Theory and Practice," G.R.E.Q.A.M. 96b09, Universite Aix-Marseille III.
  18. Arturs Kalnins & Francine Lafontaine, 1996. "The Characteristics of Multi-Unit Ownership in Franchising: Evidence from Fast-Food Restaurants in Texas," NBER Working Papers 5859, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  19. Francine Lafontaine, 1995. "Pricing Decisions in Franchised Chains: A Look at the Restaurant and Fast-Food Industry," NBER Working Papers 5247, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  20. Lafontaine, F., 1990. "An Empirical Look At Franchise Contracts As Signaling Devices," GSIA Working Papers 1990-19, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business.
  21. Lafontaine, F., 1988. "Contract Theory And Franchising: Some Empirical Results," GSIA Working Papers 88-89-33, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business.

Articles

  1. Francine Lafontaine & Margaret E. Slade, 2021. "Presumptions in Vertical Mergers: The Role of Evidence," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 59(2), pages 255-272, September.
  2. Francine Lafontaine & Marek Zapletal & Xu Zhang, 2019. "Brighter prospects? Assessing the franchise advantage using census data," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(2), pages 175-197, April.
  3. Francine Lafontaine & Rozenn Perrigot & Nathan E. Wilson, 2017. "The Quality of Institutions and Organizational Form Decisions: Evidence from Within the Firm," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(2), pages 375-402, June.
  4. Ying Fan & Kai-Uwe Kühn & Francine Lafontaine, 2017. "Financial Constraints and Moral Hazard: The Case of Franchising," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 125(6), pages 2082-2125.
  5. Francine Lafontaine & Kathryn Shaw, 2016. "Serial Entrepreneurship: Learning by Doing?," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 34(S2), pages 217-254.
  6. Desmond (Ho-Fu) Lo & Wouter Dessein & Mrinal Ghosh & Francine Lafontaine, 2016. "Price Delegation and Performance Pay: Evidence from Industrial Sales Forces," The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press, vol. 32(3), pages 508-544.
  7. Lowell R. Jacobsen & Roger D. Blair & Francine Lafontaine, 2015. "Formula Pricing and Profit Sharing in Inter‐Firm Contracts," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 36(1), pages 33-43, January.
  8. David Balan & Patrick DeGraba & Francine Lafontaine & Patrick McAlvanah & Devesh Raval & David Schmidt, 2015. "Economics at the FTC: Fraud, Mergers and Exclusion," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 47(4), pages 371-398, December.
  9. Brianna Cardiff-Hicks & Francine Lafontaine & Kathryn Shaw, 2015. "Do Large Modern Retailers Pay Premium Wages?," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 68(3), pages 633-665, May.
  10. Francine Lafontaine, 2014. "Franchising: Directions for Future Research," International Journal of the Economics of Business, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(1), pages 21-25, February.
  11. Renáta Kosová & Francine Lafontaine & Rozenn Perrigot, 2013. "Organizational Form and Performance: Evidence from the Hotel Industry," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 95(4), pages 1303-1323, October.
  12. Arturs Kalnins & Francine Lafontaine, 2013. "Too Far Away? The Effect of Distance to Headquarters on Business Establishment Performance," American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 5(3), pages 157-179, August.
  13. Ricard Gil & Francine Lafontaine, 2012. "Using Revenue Sharing to Implement Flexible Prices: Evidence from Movie Exhibition Contracts," Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 60(2), pages 187-219, June.
  14. Kosová, Renáta & Lafontaine, Francine, 2012. "Much ado about chains: A research agenda," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 30(3), pages 303-308.
  15. Francine Lafontaine & Fiona Scott Morton, 2010. "Markets: State Franchise Laws, Dealer Terminations, and the Auto Crisis," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 24(3), pages 233-250, Summer.
  16. Renáta Kosová & Francine Lafontaine, 2010. "Survival And Growth In Retail And Service Industries: Evidence From Franchised Chains," Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 58(3), pages 542-578, September.
  17. Francine Lafontaine & Laura Malaguzzi Valeri, 2009. "The deregulation of international trucking in the European Union: form and effect," Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer, vol. 35(1), pages 19-44, February.
  18. Francine Lafontaine & Jagadeesh Sivadasan, 2009. "Do Labor Market Rigidities Have Microeconomic Effects? Evidence from within the Firm," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 1(2), pages 88-127, April.
  19. Francine Lafontaine & Margaret Slade, 2007. "Vertical Integration and Firm Boundaries: The Evidence," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 45(3), pages 629-685, September.
  20. Lafontaine Francine, 2006. "Vertical Restraints Fundamentals for MBAs," Journal of Industrial Organization Education, De Gruyter, vol. 1(1), pages 1-30, December.
  21. Francine Lafontaine & Kathryn L. Shaw, 2005. "Targeting Managerial Control: Evidence from Franchising," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 36(1), pages 131-150, Spring.
  22. Francine Lafontaine & Joanne E. Oxley, 2004. "International Franchising Practices in Mexico: Do Franchisors Customize Their Contracts?," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(1), pages 95-123, March.
  23. Arturs Kalnins & Francine Lafontaine, 2004. "Multi-unit Ownership in Franchising: Evidence from the Fast-Food Industry in Texas," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 35(4), pages 747-761, Winter.
  24. Francine Lafontaine & Emmanuel Raynaud, 2000. "Créance résiduelle et flux de rentes comme mécanismes incitatifs dans les contrats de franchise : compléments ou substituts ?," Revue d'Économie Industrielle, Programme National Persée, vol. 92(1), pages 255-276.
  25. Francine Lafontaine & Kathryn L. Shaw, 1999. "The Dynamics of Franchise Contracting: Evidence from Panel Data," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 107(5), pages 1041-1080, October.
  26. Lafontaine, Francine, 1999. "Franchising versus corporate ownership: The effect on price dispersion," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 14(1), pages 17-34, January.
  27. Lafontaine, Francine & Shaw, Kathryn L., 1998. "Franchising growth and franchisor entry and exit in the U.S. market: Myth and reality," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 13(2), pages 95-112, March.
  28. Francine Lafontaine & Margaret E. Slade, 1997. "Retail Contracting: Theory and Practice," Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 45(1), pages 1-25, March.
  29. Lafontaine, Francine & Slade, Margaret E., 1996. "Retail contracting and costly monitoring: Theory and evidence," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 40(3-5), pages 923-932, April.
  30. Sugato Bhattacharyya & Francine Lafontaine, 1995. "Double-Sided Moral Hazard and the Nature of Share Contracts," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 26(4), pages 761-781, Winter.
  31. Lafontaine, Francice & Masten, Scott E., 1995. "Franchise contracting, organization, and regulation: Introduction," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 2(1-2), pages 1-7, October.
  32. Lafontaine, Francine & Bhattacharyya, Sugato, 1995. "The role of risk in franchising," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 2(1-2), pages 39-74, October.
  33. Kaufmann, Patrick J & Lafontaine, Francine, 1994. "Costs of Control: The," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 37(2), pages 417-453, October.
  34. Lafontaine, Francine, 1993. "Contractual Arrangements as Signaling Devices: Evidence from Franchising," The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press, vol. 9(2), pages 256-289, October.
  35. Francine Lafontaine, 1992. "Agency Theory and Franchising: Some Empirical Results," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 23(2), pages 263-283, Summer.
  36. Lafontaine, Francine & White, Kenneth J., 1986. "Obtaining any Wald statistic you want," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 21(1), pages 35-40.

Chapters

  1. Francine Lafontaine & Jagadeesh Sivadasan, 2020. "The Recent Evolution of Physical Retail Markets: Online Retailing, Big Box Stores, and the Rise of Restaurants," NBER Chapters, in: The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth, pages 291-365, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  2. Francine Lafontaine & Margaret E. Slade, 2014. "Incentive and Strategic Contracting: Implications for the Franchise Decision," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: Kalyan Chatterjee & William Samuelson (ed.), Game Theory and Business Applications, edition 2, chapter 0, pages 137-188, Springer.
  3. Francine Lafontaine & Margaret E. Slade, 2012. "Inter-Firm Contracts [The Handbook of Organizational Economics]," Introductory Chapters,, Princeton University Press.
  4. Francine Lafontaine & Jagadeesh Sivadasan, 2009. "Within-firm Labor Productivity across Countries: A Case Study," NBER Chapters, in: International Differences in the Business Practices and Productivity of Firms, pages 137-172, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

Books

  1. Blair,Roger D. & Lafontaine,Francine, 2005. "The Economics of Franchising," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521772525, October.
  2. Francine Lafontaine (ed.), 2005. "Franchise Contracting and Organization," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 3146.

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NEP Fields

NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 11 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.
  1. NEP-ENT: Entrepreneurship (4) 2002-04-03 2006-11-25 2014-07-28 2017-03-12
  2. NEP-CTA: Contract Theory and Applications (3) 2013-11-29 2014-06-02 2016-07-09
  3. NEP-IND: Industrial Organization (3) 2007-05-19 2014-06-02 2016-07-09
  4. NEP-BEC: Business Economics (2) 2006-11-25 2007-05-19
  5. NEP-COM: Industrial Competition (2) 2007-05-19 2016-07-09
  6. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (2) 1998-05-04 2007-05-19
  7. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (1) 2001-08-15
  8. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (1) 2014-07-28
  9. NEP-LMA: Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages (1) 2014-07-28
  10. NEP-MKT: Marketing (1) 2017-03-12
  11. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (1) 2014-07-28

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