Uncertainty, investment and productivity with relational contracts

This paper shows that, in the presence of relational contracts, an increase in uncertainty with no change in factor prices reduces capital investment and productivity in the long run even if the parties are otherwise risk neutral. Recent literature on the effect of uncertainty on investment has focu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Malcomson, J
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: University of Oxford 2021