example of how markets, as opposed to private negotiations, can be used to determine efficient contract terms. -- law and … economics ; incomplete contracts ; construction ; agency theory ; industry studies ; outsourcing ; procurement …

) use of marriage is affected by the possibility of divorce. -- post-marital education ; marriage contract ; divorce …

We propose a model to evaluate the U.K.'s zero-hours contract (ZHC) - a contract that exempts employers from the …

This paper offers a contract-based theory to explain the determination of standard hours, overtime hours and overtime … premium pay. We expand on the wage contract literature that emphasises the role of firm-specific human capital and that … explores problems of contract efficiency in the face of information asymmetries between the firm and the worker. We first …

can select one of three agents, while in a third treatment an agent may choose between the contract menus offered by two … correspondence between the theoretical predictions and the contract menus actually chosen in each treatment. There is, however, a … tendency to choose more 'generous' (and more efficient) contract menus over time. Competition leads to a substantially higher …

; strategic substitutability ; wage contracts ; contract duration …