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alternative jobs? We examine how competition for labor affects the emergence of relational contracts and their effectiveness in … market characterized by exogenous unemployment. However, stronger competition for labor does not impair labor market … efficiency: higher wages induced by competition lead to higher effort out of concerns for reciprocity. …
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When unemployment prevails, relations with a particular firm are valuable for workers. As a consequence, a worker may adhere to an implicit agreement to provide high effort, even when performance is not third-party enforceable. But can implicit agreements - or relational contracts - also...
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When unemployment prevails, relations with a particular firm are valuable for workers. As a consequence, a worker may adhere to an implicit agreement to provide high effort, even when performance is not third-party enforceable. But can implicit agreements - or relational contracts - also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325340
alternative jobs? We examine how competition for labor affects the emergence of relational contracts and their effectiveness in … market characterized by exogenous unemployment. However, stronger competition for labor does not impair labor market … efficiency: higher wages induced by competition lead to higher effort out of concerns for reciprocity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010334150
When unemployment prevails, relations with a particular firm are valuable for workers. As a consequence, a worker may adhere to an implicit agreement to provide high effort, even when performance is not third-party enforceable. But can implicit agreements - or relational contracts - also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268823
We study the impact of reputational incentives in markets characterized by moral hazard problems. Social preferences have been shown to enhance contract enforcement in these markets, while at the same time generating considerable wage and price rigidity. Reputation powerfully amplifies the...
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We study the impact of reputational incentives in markets characterized by moral hazard problems. Social preferences have been shown to enhance contract enforcement in these markets, while at the same time generating considerable wage and price rigidity. Reputation powerfully amplifies the...
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reveal a new behavioral force: ex ante competition legitimizes the terms of a contract, and aggrievement and shading occur …
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