In this paper we analyze the problem of the enforcement of incomplete contracts with endogenous outside options. Some of the equilibria we outline may reverse one of the main results presented in the standard literature. We then revisit the literature on the highly debated Fisher Body/General...

The paper stresses - in sharp contrast with the main contributions in the relevant literature on incomplete contracts - the strategic role of the degree of assets specificity for the enforcement of incomplete contracts. It is shown that under the assumption of endogenous outside options, (i)...