Global Production: Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure
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"Global Production: Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure" is an economics book by Pol Antràs that analyzes how firm-level decisions, contractual frictions, and international trade costs shape the organization and geography of global production.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure | 1 |
| Global Production: Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5672298 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Global Production: Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure Context triple: [Pol Antràs, hasNotablePublication, Global Production: Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure]
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A.
Activity Analysis of Production and Allocation
"Activity Analysis of Production and Allocation" is a foundational work in mathematical economics that develops linear programming and activity analysis methods to study production efficiency and resource allocation.
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B.
Studies in the Theory of International Trade
Studies in the Theory of International Trade is a classic 1937 economic treatise that rigorously analyzes and synthesizes the foundations of international trade theory, including comparative advantage, tariffs, and customs unions.
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C.
The Theory of Industrial Organization
The Theory of Industrial Organization is a foundational economics textbook by Jean Tirole that systematically develops modern industrial organization theory using game-theoretic tools.
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D.
Reports on the relation of corporate combinations to international trade
Reports on the relation of corporate combinations to international trade is an early 20th-century investigative study by the U.S. Bureau of Corporations analyzing how large corporate mergers and trusts affected international commerce and competition.
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E.
Reports on the relation of corporate combinations to productivity
"Reports on the relation of corporate combinations to productivity" is an early 20th-century investigative study by the U.S. Bureau of Corporations analyzing how business consolidations and trusts affect industrial efficiency and economic performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Global Production: Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure Target entity description: "Global Production: Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure" is an economics book by Pol Antràs that analyzes how firm-level decisions, contractual frictions, and international trade costs shape the organization and geography of global production.
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A.
Activity Analysis of Production and Allocation
"Activity Analysis of Production and Allocation" is a foundational work in mathematical economics that develops linear programming and activity analysis methods to study production efficiency and resource allocation.
-
B.
Studies in the Theory of International Trade
Studies in the Theory of International Trade is a classic 1937 economic treatise that rigorously analyzes and synthesizes the foundations of international trade theory, including comparative advantage, tariffs, and customs unions.
-
C.
The Theory of Industrial Organization
The Theory of Industrial Organization is a foundational economics textbook by Jean Tirole that systematically develops modern industrial organization theory using game-theoretic tools.
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D.
Reports on the relation of corporate combinations to international trade
Reports on the relation of corporate combinations to international trade is an early 20th-century investigative study by the U.S. Bureau of Corporations analyzing how large corporate mergers and trusts affected international commerce and competition.
-
E.
Reports on the relation of corporate combinations to productivity
"Reports on the relation of corporate combinations to productivity" is an early 20th-century investigative study by the U.S. Bureau of Corporations analyzing how business consolidations and trusts affect industrial efficiency and economic performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economics book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | economics ⓘ |
| analyzes |
how contractual frictions affect trade and organization
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how firm-level decisions shape global production ⓘ how international trade costs influence production location ⓘ |
| author | Pol Antràs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
literature on global value chains
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theory of the firm in open economies ⓘ |
| field |
contract theory
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global value chains ⓘ international economics ⓘ international trade ⓘ organizational economics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
firm heterogeneity in global value chains
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interaction between contracts and trade policy ⓘ microeconomic foundations of global production ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
graduate students in economics
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policy analysts interested in global value chains ⓘ researchers in international trade ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| topic |
contractual frictions
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firm-level decisions ⓘ geography of production ⓘ global production ⓘ global supply chains ⓘ governance of global value chains ⓘ hold-up problem ⓘ incomplete contracts ⓘ international trade costs ⓘ multinational firms ⓘ offshoring ⓘ organization of production ⓘ outsourcing ⓘ property-rights approach ⓘ relationship-specific investments ⓘ sourcing decisions ⓘ trade and firm boundaries ⓘ vertical integration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Global Production: Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure Description of subject: "Global Production: Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure" is an economics book by Pol Antràs that analyzes how firm-level decisions, contractual frictions, and international trade costs shape the organization and geography of global production.
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Firms, Contracts, and Trade Structure