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We show that concerns for fairness may have dramatic consequences for the optimal provision of incentives in a moral hazard context. Incentive contracts that are optimal when there are only selfish actors become inferior when some agents are concerned about fairness. Conversely, contracts that...
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We implement a laboratory experiment in which a principal has to decide on monitoring intensity and pay to investigate … be complements. The between-treatment variation in our experiment is qualitatively in line with the normative prediction … pay for the principal to only rely on the reciprocity of his agents. …
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We investigate how payoff-irrelevant terms can negatively impact relational contracts. In a lab experiment we compare … two economically equivalent contracts - a fixed-term renewable and an open-ended at-will contract. Each contract provides … partners with full flexibility regarding the length and termination of their interaction. When only one contract type is …
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, which offer important new insights into the interaction of contract choices, fairness and incentives. …
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