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In economics, the hold-up problem is central to the theory of incomplete contracts, and shows the difficulty in writing complete contracts. A hold-up problem arises when two factors are present:
The analysis highlights Measurement, Solutions and Examples as prominent areas in the source structure around Hold-up problem.
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The extracted context around Hold-up problem shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Hold-up problem → Abstract, American Economic Review, Balkenborg, Benefits, Bulletin, Can, Che, Clarendon Press, Coase, Contract Theory, Contractual Relations, Contractual Solutions, COVID-19, Econometrica, Economic Behavior, Economic Perspectives, Economic Research, Economic Studies, Economics, Edition Another extracted example is Hold-up problem → Grossman, Hart, Hold-up, However, In, Schmitz, The, Therefore, Vertical, Whether, While. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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hold-up problem contracts investment contract parties vertical renegotiation integration also economics information economic underinvestment solution bargaining power hart transaction buyer
TTTA extracted 129 structured relationships around Hold-up problem. Examples in this analysis include Hold-up problem → is a → situation where two parties may be able to work most efficiently by cooperating but refrain from doing so because of concerns that they may give the other party increased bargai… and Saddam Hussein do not surrender to superior force → instance of → dictators. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hold-up problem | is a | situation where two parties may be able to work most efficiently by cooperating but refrain from doing so because of concerns that they may give the other party increased bargai… | 0.90 | text |
| Saddam Hussein do not surrender to superior force | instance of | dictators | 0.80 | text |
| leave power when it should be rational to do so | instance of | dictators | 0.80 | text |
| because they have no means of assurance that their property | instance of | dictators | 0.80 | text |
| their lives will be protected if they leave power | instance of | dictators | 0.80 | text |
| a merger in which all parts of the body are being produced internally rather than outside | instance of | A solution to the hold-up problem is vertical integration | 0.80 | text |
| Grossman | instance of | While traditional incomplete contracting models of vertical integration | 0.80 | text |
| Hart | instance of | While traditional incomplete contracting models of vertical integration | 0.80 | text |
| Hold-up problem | related to Contractual | Rogerson | 0.60 | section |
| Hold-up problem | related to Contractual | He | 0.60 | section |
| Hold-up problem | related to Contractual | No | 0.60 | section |
| Hold-up problem | related to Contractual | Therefore | 0.60 | section |
The concept neighborhoods around Hold-up problem bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Problem, Solution and Integration. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Hold-up problem, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Hold-up problem with Solutions. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Hold-up problem to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Measurement, Solutions & Examples, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Hold-up problem · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout