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 The subcontracting scheme by which tasks are allocated across firms is illustrated in the figure below
 
 ```{figure} /_static/lecture_specific/coase/subcontracting.png
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 In this example,
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 The length of the interval of stages (range of tasks) carried out by firm $i$ is denoted by $\ell_i$.
 
 ```{figure} /_static/lecture_specific/coase/allocation.png
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 Each firm chooses only its *upstream* boundary, treating its downstream boundary as given.