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Francine Lafontaine
Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy; Professor of Economics, LSA, Chair of Business Economics.
Ph.D., University Of British Columbia
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Francine Lafontaine’s areas of interest include Industrial Organization, Vertical Relationships, Contracting and Franchising, and Entrepreneurship. Her research is mostly concerned with the application of advances in contract theory and vertical relationships to the analysis of franchising arrangements. She also considers the effect of contracting practices on firm performance, as well as issues surrounding business creation and survival in retail and small-scale service industries more generally. She also studies the role of owner operators (independent contractors) in the motor carrier industry. |
Francine Lafontaine
Stephen M. Ross School of Business
University of Michigan
701 Tappan St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1234
Office Location: R6390
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Phone: (734) 647-4915
Fax: (734) 936-8715
E-Mail: laf@umich.edu
Personal Site: http://laf.bus.umich.edu/
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