Towards a theory of trade finance

Shipping goods internationally is risky and takes time. To allocate risk and to finance the time gap between production and sale, a range of payment contracts is utilized. I study the optimal choice between these payment contracts and their implications for trade. The equilibrium contract is dete...

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Autore principale: Schmidt-Eisenlohr, T
Natura: Working paper
Pubblicazione: University of Oxford 2011