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Francine Lafontaine's research focuses on questions in Industrial Organization and Organizational Economics, with a special emphasis on the study of vertical relationships, franchising, forms of inter-firm contracting, and related antitrust issues. Her research primarily addresses the application of advances in contract theory to analyze organizational issues within vertical chains, particularly in terms of distribution. She investigates the effects of contracting practices on firm performance, as well as concerns relating to business creation and survival, especially within the retail and small-scale service industries.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science