Intrafirm trade, arm's-length transfer pricing rule, and coordination failure

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 212, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 570-582

  Matsui, Kenji ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Economics; Global supply chain; Multinational operation; Noncooperative game; Transfer pricing

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE PRICES; CONSUMER WELFARES; COORDINATION FAILURE; ECONOMIC AGENTS; ECONOMIC WELFARE; GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN; MARGINAL COSTS; MULTINATIONAL FIRMS; MULTINATIONAL OPERATION; NONCOOPERATIVE GAME; PARETO IMPROVEMENTS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; TRANSFER PRICING; WORLD ECONOMY;

COMMERCE; COSTS; ECONOMICS; GAME THEORY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROFITABILITY; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

PARETO PRINCIPLE;

EID: 79954599758     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.01.012     Document Type: Article

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