Triple
T10099030
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Oliver Hart |
E215948
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration
"The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration" is a seminal economics paper by Oliver Hart (with co-authors) that develops the property-rights approach to the firm, explaining how ownership and control of assets shape optimal firm boundaries and integration decisions.
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E840032
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NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration | Statement: [Oliver Hart, notableWork, The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration Context triple: [Oliver Hart, notableWork, The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration]
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A.
Markets and Hierarchies: Analysis and Antitrust Implications
Markets and Hierarchies: Analysis and Antitrust Implications is a seminal 1975 book in transaction cost economics that examines how firms and markets are structured and the implications of these organizational forms for antitrust policy.
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B.
"The Nature of the Firm"
"The Nature of the Firm" is a foundational 1937 economic essay by Ronald Coase that explains why firms exist and how transaction costs shape their size and structure.
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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 finance to control
"Reports on the relation of corporate finance to control" is an early 20th-century investigative study by the U.S. Bureau of Corporations analyzing how financial structures and ownership patterns influence corporate power and control.
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E.
Coase theorem
The Coase theorem is an economic theory stating that if property rights are well-defined and transaction costs are negligible, private bargaining will lead to an efficient allocation of resources regardless of the initial assignment of rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration Triple: [Oliver Hart, notableWork, The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration]
Generated description
"The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration" is a seminal economics paper by Oliver Hart (with co-authors) that develops the property-rights approach to the firm, explaining how ownership and control of assets shape optimal firm boundaries and integration decisions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration Target entity description: "The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration" is a seminal economics paper by Oliver Hart (with co-authors) that develops the property-rights approach to the firm, explaining how ownership and control of assets shape optimal firm boundaries and integration decisions.
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A.
Markets and Hierarchies: Analysis and Antitrust Implications
Markets and Hierarchies: Analysis and Antitrust Implications is a seminal 1975 book in transaction cost economics that examines how firms and markets are structured and the implications of these organizational forms for antitrust policy.
-
B.
"The Nature of the Firm"
"The Nature of the Firm" is a foundational 1937 economic essay by Ronald Coase that explains why firms exist and how transaction costs shape their size and structure.
-
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.
-
D.
Reports on the relation of corporate finance to control
"Reports on the relation of corporate finance to control" is an early 20th-century investigative study by the U.S. Bureau of Corporations analyzing how financial structures and ownership patterns influence corporate power and control.
-
E.
Coase theorem
The Coase theorem is an economic theory stating that if property rights are well-defined and transaction costs are negligible, private bargaining will lead to an efficient allocation of resources regardless of the initial assignment of rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca83a4947c8190823a7495dc5d96ed |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdd07d686481908d9bb91392954474 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 2:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d2b6c218b08190853b0979296e2f83 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d2b790cc188190b5c16c89beaa8aca |
completed | April 5, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d2b81e7b948190baa417186aac284b |
completed | April 5, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 9:02 p.m.