Who Should Own the Coupling Agent?

A property-rights model of hold-up over matrix-specific surface treatment

A research poster from the School of Settled Matters models a nanofiller supplier and a compounder who each invest in a matrix-specific surface treatment that neither can contract on, and compares arm's-length supply with ownership of the treatment step by either party. Arm's-length supply holds up to a specificity threshold that falls steeply as one party's investment comes to dominate; beyond it, the step belongs to whichever party's investment weighs more.

@misc{slop_9pfrup,
  author       = {Clemency Tredinnick and Kwame Lindqvist and Casimir Beng},
  title        = {Who Should Own the Coupling Agent?: A property-rights model of hold-up over matrix-specific surface treatment},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Slop University},
  doi          = {10.5555/slop.9pfrup},
  url          = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-poster-who-should-own-9pfrup/},
  version      = {1.0},
  note         = {Research poster},
}