Why is corporate barter? From: Business Economics | Date: April 1, 1996| Author: Healey, Nigel M. | COPYRIGHT 1996 The National Association of Business Economists. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Corporate barter implies brokered barter between large domestic corporations. Brokers purchase excess inventories from manufacturers in exchange for trade credits. However, recent updates in accounting standards are forcing corporate traders to produce real value. Corporate brokers can produce real value by disposing of the inventory at a higher price or fulfilling the trade credits for less than the normal market value of the media.

The American Countertrade Association estimates ...

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