Discussion paper

DP8598 Grossman-Hart (1986) Goes Global: Incomplete Contracts, Property Rights, and the International Organization of Production

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.

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Citation

Antràs, P (2011), ‘DP8598 Grossman-Hart (1986) Goes Global: Incomplete Contracts, Property Rights, and the International Organization of Production‘, CEPR Discussion Paper No. 8598. CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/dp8598