Most contracts that individuals enter into are not written from scratch; rather, they depend upon forms and terms that … have been successful in the past. In this paper, we study the structure of form construction contracts published by the … American Institute of Architects (AIA). We show that these contracts are an efficient solution to the problem of procuring …

incentives …

the economics literature on contract. The title, Contracts between Legal Persons, limits the review to that part of … ; contract theory ; incomplete contracts …Contract law and the economics of contract have, for the most part, developed independently of each other. In this …

We present a wage-hours contract designed to minimize costly job turnover given investments in on the job training …

of an efficiency loss. Efficiency can be restored through suitably designed marriage contracts because they can provide …) 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 … creation, substitution effects - some jobs that are otherwise viable under regular contracts are advertised as ZHCs - are …

contract duration, exploiting a Dutch policy reform that shortened the maximum duration of sequences of temporary contracts …Temporary employment contracts are often regarded as 'stepping stones' for workers' careers, because they can help … inexperienced workers secure a permanent contract. Our study evaluates whether this stepping-stone function is moderated by the …

front-loaded contracts respond to newly mandated portability requirements of their old-age provisions. To foster competition …