Subcontractors for tractors: Theory and evidence on flexible specialization, supplier selection, and contracting

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 273-302

  Andrabi, Tahir ^a   Ghatak, Maitreesh ^b   Khwaja, Asim Ijaz ^c  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset specificity; Buyer seller networks; Flexible specialization; Subcontracting

Indexed keywords

MARKET SYSTEM; SPECIALIZATION; SUBCONTRACTING; TRADE;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33645912064     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2006.01.012     Document Type: Article

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