This paper examines the effects of mandated disclosure on the design of contracts and induced behavior in the presence of career concerns. We analyze the impact of two key properties of a mandated performance measure that is publicly disclosed: its sensitivity to the agent's effort and its...

This paper investigates performance measurement in a team production task that involves synergies. Specifically, I ask whether contracting on team performance, rather than on individual performance, is more valuable if a team’s members are better collaborators. The results of this analytical...