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American Economic Review

ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)

Incomplete Contracts and Control

  • Oliver Hart
American Economic Review
vol. 107, no. 7, July 2017
(pp. 1731–52)
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Citation

Hart, Oliver. 2017. "Incomplete Contracts and Control." American Economic Review, 107 (7): 1731–52. DOI: 10.1257/aer.107.7.1731

JEL Classification

  • D21 Firm Behavior: Theory
  • D86 Economics of Contract: Theory
  • G24 Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage; Ratings and Ratings Agencies
  • G32 Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
  • H44 Publicly Provided Goods: Mixed Markets
  • L25 Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
  • P14 Capitalist Systems: Property Rights