This paper looks at the basic economics of hub-and-spoke arrangements, and their legal treatment across OECD jurisdictions. It will include brief excursions into related topics such as information exchanges and resale price maintenance while seeking to glean some insights regarding practical...

Hub and spoke (H&S) network reflecting the scale economies through consolidation and a large amount of freight transportation is widely used to reduce total transportation costs. H&S network has transportation routes that go to the final destination point pass through hub linking destination...

The increasing importance of global supply chains has prompted the use of analytical tools based on trade in value added – instead of traditional measures in gross value. We use this analytical framework to develop indicators that identify hubs and spokes in international supply chains. Using...