Triple
T4587059
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ronald Coase |
E103392
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
transaction cost economics
Transaction cost economics is a branch of institutional economics that explains how and why firms and markets are structured by focusing on the costs of making economic exchanges, such as negotiating, monitoring, and enforcing contracts.
|
E455285
|
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: transaction cost economics | Statement: [Ronald Coase, knownFor, transaction cost economics]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: transaction cost economics Context triple: [Ronald Coase, knownFor, transaction cost economics]
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A.
Coase theorem
The Coase theorem is an economic theory stating that if property rights are well-defined and transaction costs are negligible, private bargaining will lead to an efficient allocation of resources regardless of the initial assignment of rights.
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B.
ECN
ECN is an electronic communication network used in financial markets to match buy and sell orders directly between participants, often outside traditional stock exchanges.
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C.
law and economics movement
The law and economics movement is an intellectual approach to legal theory that applies economic principles and methods—especially those associated with the Chicago School—to analyze and shape laws, legal institutions, and judicial decisions.
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D.
Money, Credit and Commerce
Money, Credit and Commerce is a major economic treatise by Alfred Marshall that analyzes the functioning of monetary systems, banking, and financial markets within the broader framework of economic theory.
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E.
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.
- 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: transaction cost economics Triple: [Ronald Coase, knownFor, transaction cost economics]
Generated description
Transaction cost economics is a branch of institutional economics that explains how and why firms and markets are structured by focusing on the costs of making economic exchanges, such as negotiating, monitoring, and enforcing contracts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: transaction cost economics Target entity description: Transaction cost economics is a branch of institutional economics that explains how and why firms and markets are structured by focusing on the costs of making economic exchanges, such as negotiating, monitoring, and enforcing contracts.
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A.
Coase theorem
The Coase theorem is an economic theory stating that if property rights are well-defined and transaction costs are negligible, private bargaining will lead to an efficient allocation of resources regardless of the initial assignment of rights.
-
B.
ECN
ECN is an electronic communication network used in financial markets to match buy and sell orders directly between participants, often outside traditional stock exchanges.
-
C.
law and economics movement
The law and economics movement is an intellectual approach to legal theory that applies economic principles and methods—especially those associated with the Chicago School—to analyze and shape laws, legal institutions, and judicial decisions.
-
D.
Money, Credit and Commerce
Money, Credit and Commerce is a major economic treatise by Alfred Marshall that analyzes the functioning of monetary systems, banking, and financial markets within the broader framework of economic theory.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69bd43dccaf08190aa89e9991a289719 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd591fc20481908d8d4b71d055ae8c |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bde0b1b014819085543bd297f925c1 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:05 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bde38803748190b560b0cac32be443 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:17 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bde419847c8190919ef7f7542ff20f |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:19 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:11 p.m.