This paper develops a new rationale for the emergence of pay-for-performance contracts. The labor market is competitive, workers are risk averse and firms risk neutral. The paper shows that in stable environments more productive workers self-select into pay-for-performance jobs because risk is...

This paper presents a simple model that shows the effects of financial liberalization on the credit market of a small, relatively capital poor economy. The empirical evidence regarding the effect of foreign bank entry is mixed. Some studies show that financial liberalization leads to an increase...

This article develops a new rationale for the emergence of pay-for-performance contracts where the labor market is competitive, workers are risk averse, and firms are risk neutral and unaware of workers' productivities. The article shows that the prevalence of pay for performance rises and the...