Triple

T10099028
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Oliver Hart E215948 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm
Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm is a foundational work in organizational and contract theory that analyzes how incomplete contracts shape firm boundaries, ownership structures, and incentives.
E840030 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm | Statement: [Oliver Hart, notableWork, Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm
Context triple: [Oliver Hart, notableWork, Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm]
  • A. "The Nature of the Firm"
    "The Nature of the Firm" is a foundational 1937 economic essay by Ronald Coase that explains why firms exist and how transaction costs shape their size and structure.
  • B. The Theory of Industrial Organization
    The Theory of Industrial Organization is a foundational economics textbook by Jean Tirole that systematically develops modern industrial organization theory using game-theoretic tools.
  • C. The Theory of Contracts
    The Theory of Contracts is a foundational work in contract theory and economics that analyzes how optimal contracts can be designed under conditions of asymmetric information and incentive problems.
  • D. Studies in Economic Theory of Decision and Organization
    Studies in Economic Theory of Decision and Organization is a seminal collection of Jacob Marschak’s contributions to decision theory and the economics of organizations, emphasizing formal analysis of choice under uncertainty and information.
  • E. Markets and Hierarchies: Analysis and Antitrust Implications
    Markets and Hierarchies: Analysis and Antitrust Implications is a seminal 1975 book in transaction cost economics that examines how firms and markets are structured and the implications of these organizational forms for antitrust policy.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm
Triple: [Oliver Hart, notableWork, Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm]
Generated description
Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm is a foundational work in organizational and contract theory that analyzes how incomplete contracts shape firm boundaries, ownership structures, and incentives.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm
Target entity description: Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm is a foundational work in organizational and contract theory that analyzes how incomplete contracts shape firm boundaries, ownership structures, and incentives.
  • A. "The Nature of the Firm"
    "The Nature of the Firm" is a foundational 1937 economic essay by Ronald Coase that explains why firms exist and how transaction costs shape their size and structure.
  • B. The Theory of Industrial Organization
    The Theory of Industrial Organization is a foundational economics textbook by Jean Tirole that systematically develops modern industrial organization theory using game-theoretic tools.
  • C. The Theory of Contracts
    The Theory of Contracts is a foundational work in contract theory and economics that analyzes how optimal contracts can be designed under conditions of asymmetric information and incentive problems.
  • D. Studies in Economic Theory of Decision and Organization
    Studies in Economic Theory of Decision and Organization is a seminal collection of Jacob Marschak’s contributions to decision theory and the economics of organizations, emphasizing formal analysis of choice under uncertainty and information.
  • E. Markets and Hierarchies: Analysis and Antitrust Implications
    Markets and Hierarchies: Analysis and Antitrust Implications is a seminal 1975 book in transaction cost economics that examines how firms and markets are structured and the implications of these organizational forms for antitrust policy.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ca83a4947c8190823a7495dc5d96ed completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cdd07d686481908d9bb91392954474 completed April 2, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d2b6c218b08190853b0979296e2f83 completed April 5, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d2b790cc188190b5c16c89beaa8aca completed April 5, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d2b81e7b948190baa417186aac284b completed April 5, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 9:02 p.m.