Publication: Countertrade and the choice of strategic trading form
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1998
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Reciprocal trade agreements, usually known under the generic name of countertrade (CT) have been traditionally seen as a form of bilateralism, and thus as an inefficient form of international exchange. Although contemporary trade theories do not fully explain the increasing prevalence of CT transactions, we will argue that it is possible to construct and use a third (hybrid) institutional form, which is congruent with the transaction-cost theories, and we will show how — under market imperfections — countertrade can reduce transaction costs while conserving the efficiency gains generated by these specific arrangements.
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Barter, countertrade, transaction cost theory, asymmetric information, trading strategies
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Scandinavian Journal of Management, May 1998, Vol. 14, nº 1, pp. 103-119.