This paper analyzes the optimal use of short and long-term share prices in management incentive contracts. We assume that the short-term share price is determined even before the manager has made her effort choice and, therefore, cannot be informative in the standard principal-agent sense. We...

This paper provides a theoretical explanation for the persistent use of alphabetical name-orderings on academic papers in economics. In a context where market participants are interested in evaluating the relative individual contribution of authors, it is an equilibrium for papers to use...

This paper provides a theoretical explanation for the persistent use of alphabetical name orderings on academic papers in economics. In a context in which market participants are interested in evaluating the relative individual contribution of authors, it is an equilibrium for papers to use...