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This study analyzes the choice to interlock between two competing companies when their privately known marginal costs are correlated. The two rivals are organized into different business models: one delegates its production to a subcontractor, while the other is vertically integrated and carries...
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Relational contracts are typically modeled as being between a principal and an agent, such as a firm owner and a supplier. Yet in a variety of organizations relationships are overseen by an intermediary such as a manager. Such arrangements open the door for collusion between the manager and the...
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rent due to the persistent belief manipulation effect. We characterize the optimal contract using the dynamic programming … technique in which information rent is the unique state variable. In the optimal contract, the optimal effort is front …-loaded and decreases stochastically over time. Furthermore, the optimal contract exhibits an option-like feature in that …
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This paper examines the integration of ESG performance metrics into executive compensation using a detailed panel dataset of European executives. Despite becoming more widespread, most ESG metrics are largely discretionary, carry immaterial weights in payout calculations, and contribute little...
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